Dunboyne railway station
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Dunboyne railway station is a railway station to serve the town of Dunboyne
in County Meath
. The original Dunboyne station opened in August 1862 on the Clonsilla-Navan railway line, but was closed in January 1947. Since then the town has not been served by passenger trains, with the old station being converted into a private residence. However, in 2005, the Irish Government announced that, as part of its Transport 21
plan, the line
between Clonsilla
and Navan
would be reopened for passenger trains in two stages, with the first stage including a new station for Dunboyne, which opened in September 2010. The plan is that the new Dunboyne station will feature car parking for up to 300 cars, enabling it to serve as a mini park and ride
stop for commuters to Dublin.
The station was officially opened on September 2, 2010, and the first regularly scheduled train to the station arrived on September 3.
Dunboyne
Dunboyne is a town in County Meath in Ireland. For the most part, it is a dormitory town for the city of Dublin.-Location:Dunboyne is centred on the crossroads formed by the R156 regional road and the old Maynooth Road ....
in County Meath
County Meath
County Meath is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Mid-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the ancient Kingdom of Mide . Meath County Council is the local authority for the county...
. The original Dunboyne station opened in August 1862 on the Clonsilla-Navan railway line, but was closed in January 1947. Since then the town has not been served by passenger trains, with the old station being converted into a private residence. However, in 2005, the Irish Government announced that, as part of its Transport 21
Transport 21
Transport 21 is an Irish infrastructure plan, announced in November 2005. It aims to greatly expand Ireland's transport network. A cost estimate of €34 billion was attached to the plan at the time....
plan, the line
Dublin-Navan railway line
The Dublin-Navan line was a commuter railway line between Dublin and the town of Navan in County Meath.- History :Navan was originally a significant part of the expanding rail network in Ireland. The Dublin and Drogheda Railway first constructed a branch from the Dublin-Belfast main line through...
between Clonsilla
Clonsilla
Clonsilla is a suburb of Dublin in the district of Fingal, Ireland.-Location and access:Originally a small village in its own right, Clonsilla is now a large residential suburban area, with Ongar and other localities developing their own subsidiary identities...
and Navan
Navan
-People:Navan was the childhood home of Pierce Brosnan, who appeared in the television series Remington Steele and was the fifth film actor to play James Bond. TV personality Hector Ó hEochagáin, and comedians Dylan Moran and Tommy Tiernan also hail from Navan....
would be reopened for passenger trains in two stages, with the first stage including a new station for Dunboyne, which opened in September 2010. The plan is that the new Dunboyne station will feature car parking for up to 300 cars, enabling it to serve as a mini park and ride
Park and ride
Park and ride facilities are car parks with connections to public transport that allow commuters and other people wishing to travel into city centres to leave their vehicles and transfer to a bus, rail system , or carpool for the rest of their trip...
stop for commuters to Dublin.
The station was officially opened on September 2, 2010, and the first regularly scheduled train to the station arrived on September 3.