Blackrock train station
DART and South Eastern Commuter · An Charraig Dhubh · Dublin
About Blackrock
Blackrock is one of the three stations that opened with the Dublin and Kingstown Railway, the oldest public passenger railway in Ireland, and it opened to the public on 17 December 1834. The other two were Westland Row, now Dublin Pearse, and Kingstown, now Dun Laoghaire (Mallin) — and the latter was rebuilt a few years afterwards on a site south of its original one, which leaves Blackrock as the one of the three that never moved. An accident happened in the vicinity of the station on 27 January 1858. In Irish the name is An Charraig Dhubh.
Nearly two centuries on it remains a straightforward two-platform station, fully accessible, with the platforms connected by a footbridge fitted with lifts. Every DART has called here since the service began in 1984. It is also on the Dundalk–Dublin–Maynooth commuter routes and some of those trains are booked to stop, which makes it an interchange in the ordinary sense of offering two kinds of service from the same platform. There is a taxi rank outside and a pay-and-display car park opposite, and a shop on the station itself.
First and last trains from Blackrock
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 Blackrock: DART towards Bray (Daly), about one train every 10 minutes at the busiest times (99 departures on a weekday) and DART towards Howth, about one train every 10 minutes at the busiest times (98 departures on a weekday).
Some of the 197 weekday departures are worked by trains that continue as InterCity services beyond the commuter zone. They run to Rosslare.
Next stops from Blackrock
Running times to the adjoining stops, from the operators’ own timetables.
| Line | Next stop | Time |
|---|---|---|
| DART | Booterstown | 1.4 min |
| DART | Seapoint | 1.2 min |
| South Eastern | Dun Laoghaire (Mallin) | 6 min |
| South Eastern | Lansdowne Road | 7.7 min |
Connections and interchange
- Change here between the DART and South Eastern Commuter, on the same station.
- 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
Monday to Friday: 05:45 - 00:21
Saturday: 10:00- 22:00
Sunday: 10:00- 22:00
Station Booking Office
This station does not have a booking office. Tickets can be purchased from the ticket vending machine or a leap card can be used in applicable locations.
What is near Blackrock
The station opens straight into the retail heart of Blackrock. Blackrock Village Centre and the Blackrock Food Market are both about 100 m away, Blackrock Market roughly 180 m, Homestore and More some 230 m, Blackrock Fine Art about 240 m, a Marks & Spencer at 280 m and the Frascati Shopping Centre at around 290 m. The ruins of the Blackrock Baths lie only 60 m off on the seaward side. Blackrock Further Education Institute is about 280 m away, Blackrock Library 310 m and St John the Baptist Church some 390 m.
| Place | Straight-line distance from the station |
|---|---|
| Blackrock Baths (closed) | 60 m |
| Blackrock Further Education Institute | 280 m |
| Blackrock Library | 310 m |
| St John the Baptist Church | 390 m |
| Blackrock Food Market | 100 m |
| Blackrock Village Centre | 100 m |
| Blackrock Market | 180 m |
| Homestore and More | 230 m |
Named places from OpenStreetMap within 400 m of the station. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route.
Frequently asked questions
It opened to the public on 17 December 1834, as one of the three original stations on the Dublin and Kingstown Railway, the oldest public passenger railway in Ireland. The other two were Westland Row, now Dublin Pearse, and the first station at Kingstown, which was later rebuilt further south.
Yes. Every DART has called here since the service started in 1984, and the station also lies on the Dundalk–Dublin–Maynooth commuter routes, with some of those trains booked to stop. That mix is unusual for a station of this size on the coast line.