Bray (Daly) train station
DART and South Eastern Commuter · Bré (Uí Dhálaigh) · Co. Wicklow
About Bray (Daly)
Bray opened on 10 July 1854 when the railway was pushed south from Dalkey, and for the first seventy years it worked with a single through platform — an arrangement that became close to unmanageable once the line was carried on around Bray Head to Greystones in 1855 and suburban traffic grew. A bay platform at the southern end took the Greystones shuttles, and the station was finally rebuilt with two main platforms in 1928. Platform 3, the old shuttle bay, survives but is rarely used, since it has no outlet towards Dublin.
The Daly in the name was added on 10 April 1966, fifty years after the Easter Rising, when Córas Iompair Éireann renamed fifteen major stations after Republican leaders; this one honours Edward Daly. Bray was the southern end of the DART from 1984 until the service was extended to Greystones in 2000, and a diesel shuttle covered the gap between the two until November 1990. The pyramid glass roof over platform 2 and the main building were both renovated during the DART upgrade of the early 2000s.
First and last trains from Bray (Daly)
| Line and direction | Mon–Thu first – last | Friday first – last | Saturday first – last | Sunday first – last | Bank holiday first – last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DART towards Greystones | 07:36 – 00:22 | 07:36 – 00:22 | 08:01 – 00:19 | 09:50 – 23:56 | 09:50 – 23:56 |
| DART towards Howth | 05:32 – 23:32 | 05:32 – 23:32 | 06:12 – 23:31 | 08:51 – 23:31 | 12:21 – 22:39 |
| South Eastern towards Rathdrum | 10:23 – 20:57 | 10:23 – 20:57 | No service | No service | No service |
| South Eastern towards Dublin Connolly | 07:00 – 23:26 | 07:00 – 23:26 | 08:02 – 20:24 | No service | No service |
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 Bray (Daly): DART towards Greystones, about one train every 30 minutes at the busiest times (33 departures on a weekday), DART towards Howth, about one train every 10 minutes at the busiest times (97 departures on a weekday), South Eastern towards Rathdrum, about one train every 99 minutes at the busiest times (6 departures on a weekday) and South Eastern towards Dublin Connolly, about one train every 126 minutes at the busiest times (7 departures on a weekday).
Some of the 143 weekday departures are worked by trains that continue as InterCity services beyond the commuter zone. They run to Rosslare.
Next stops from Bray (Daly)
Running times to the adjoining stops, from the operators’ own timetables.
| Line | Next stop | Time |
|---|---|---|
| DART | Greystones | 11.8 min |
| DART | Woodbrook | 2.2 min |
| South Eastern | Dun Laoghaire (Mallin) | 18 min |
| South Eastern | Greystones | 9.1 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 Saturday: 05:30 - 00:30
Sunday: 08:30- 00:30
Station Booking Office
Staffed Mon-Fri 07:00-15:00.
What is near Bray (Daly)
Florence Road brings you out two minutes from the seafront and about five from the town centre, which is what most people use the station for. The Carlisle Grounds, home of Bray’s football club, stand roughly 290 m away, and Bray Library is about 400 m off. The aquarium is on the promenade a short walk down, and the cliff path round Bray Head to the south starts at the far end of the beach.
| Place | Straight-line distance from the station |
|---|---|
| Carlisle Grounds | 290 m |
| Bray Library | 400 m |
Named places from OpenStreetMap within 400 m of the station. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route.
Frequently asked questions
Edward Daly, a leader in the 1916 Easter Rising. Córas Iompair Éireann renamed fifteen major stations after Republican leaders on 10 April 1966, the fiftieth anniversary of the Rising, and Bray was one of them. The Irish form is Bré (Uí Dhálaigh).
A series running the length of the platform, beginning with the opening ceremony of 1852 and working through Irish and Irish railway history, with Oscar Wilde, soldiers of 1916, James Joyce and the first DART among the figures. Lime seeping through the plaster damaged many panels, and in 2008 the original artist began replacing them in mosaic.