Bayside train station
DART · Cois Bá · Dublin
About Bayside
Bayside was added to an existing line rather than built with it: it first took trains on 11 June 1973, filling the gap between Sutton and Howth Junction for the housing that had spread across this corner of Fingal. It serves the Bayside district and part of Baldoyle, and its Irish name is Cois Bá.
Its layout is unusual for the coast. Instead of two side platforms with a footbridge, Bayside has a single island platform between the tracks, reached by pedestrian underpasses beneath the line — so passengers for both directions wait in the same place and the choice is made on the platform rather than at the entrance. The district it is named for begins about five minutes’ walk away. As of July 2024 no bus route served the station at all, which makes it one of the few places on the DART where the train is effectively the only public transport on offer.
First and last trains from Bayside
Departures from this station in the NTA’s published timetable for a representative week. A day type with no departures is shown as no service rather than filled in from another day.
From Bayside: DART towards Bray (Daly), about one train every 20 minutes at the busiest times (52 departures on a weekday) and DART towards Howth, about one train every 20 minutes at the busiest times (51 departures on a weekday).
Next stops from Bayside
Running times to the adjoining stops, from the operators’ own timetables.
| Line | Next stop | Time |
|---|---|---|
| DART | Howth Junction and Donaghmede | 3 min |
| DART | Sutton | 2 min |
Connections and interchange
- Iarnód Éireann timetables for the routes serving this station are published on its own station page.
Facilities
From Iarnód Éireann’s own station record. A facility that the operator does not list is left out rather than marked as absent.
Open for all services
Station Staffing Hours
This station is not staffed.
Station Booking Office
This station does not have a booking office. Tickets can be bought online or from the ticket machine. A leap card can be used in applicable locations.
What is near Bayside
This is a residential station with no shopping street attached: the Bayside estates begin a five-minute walk away and Baldoyle lies to the north. Seagrange Park, the largest green space nearby, is about 360 m from the platforms. The tidal estuary that the district is named after is just beyond the line, and the next station on either side — Sutton and Howth Junction and Donaghmede — is only a couple of minutes by train.
| Place | Straight-line distance from the station |
|---|---|
| Seagrange Park | 360 m |
Named places from OpenStreetMap within 400 m of the station. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route.
Frequently asked questions
There is one platform, but it is an island between the two tracks, serving trains in both directions. Passengers reach it through pedestrian underpasses that run beneath the line, rather than by a footbridge over it.
As of July 2024, no bus route called at the station. Bayside is unusual in that respect: for most people arriving on foot from the surrounding estates, the train is the only public transport available at the door.