Clontarf Road train station
DART · Bóthar Chluain Tarbh · Dublin
About Clontarf Road
Clontarf Road is a modern station on an old alignment, opened on 1 September 1997 at the south-western end of the road it is named after, on the boundary between Clontarf and Fairview. It was built to serve the densely built-up districts around it — Clontarf, Fairview, Marino and East Wall — and also the East Point Business Park, which it connects to by a shuttle bus. It stands just north of the Fairview DART depot. The Irish name is Bóthar Chluain Tarbh.
There had been a station nearby before, but not here. The old Clontarf station lay almost half a mile — close to a kilometre — further north on the line, and its remnants can still be made out at the rail bridge over Howth Road, halfway between the start of that road and Killester village centre. That one opened on 25 May 1844 and finally closed on 3 September 1956, leaving the area without a station for more than forty years. Today’s version has a 117-space car park, part of which is rented out to a fitness club, a ticket office open through the day, and lifts and a footbridge to both platforms. Dublin Connolly is the next call into town.
First and last trains from Clontarf Road
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 Clontarf Road: DART towards Bray (Daly), about one train every 10 minutes at the busiest times (97 departures on a weekday) and DART towards Howth, about one train every 10 minutes at the busiest times (95 departures on a weekday).
Next stops from Clontarf Road
Running times to the adjoining stops, from the operators’ own timetables.
| Line | Next stop | Time |
|---|---|---|
| DART | Dublin Connolly | 5.1 min |
| DART | Killester | 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 purchased from the ticket vending machine or a leap card can be used in applicable locations.
What is near Clontarf Road
The BiaHero Community Garden is about 130 m from the station, with Marino Library roughly 330 m away and Marino College some 350 m. Beyond those the setting is the housing of Clontarf, Fairview and Marino on one side and the rail corridor and depot on the other. The station is minutes from the town centre and close to the seafront, and the shuttle to East Point Business Park and the 104 bus to DCU via Beaumont Hospital both start here.
| Place | Straight-line distance from the station |
|---|---|
| BiaHero Community Garden | 130 m |
| Marino Library | 330 m |
| Marino College | 350 m |
Named places from OpenStreetMap within 400 m of the station. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route.
Frequently asked questions
Yes, but in a different spot. The old Clontarf station stood almost half a mile further north on the line; it opened on 25 May 1844 and closed on 3 September 1956. Its remains can still be seen at the rail bridge over Howth Road, between the start of that road and Killester village centre.
A link to the East Point Business Park, one of the reasons the station was built. The 104 bus, run by Go-Ahead Ireland and formerly by Dublin Bus, also terminates here and runs hourly to DCU by way of Beaumont Hospital.