Dalkey train station
DART · Deilginis · Dublin
About Dalkey
There have been two Dalkey stations. The first stood some 850 metres to the north and was the terminus of the Dalkey Atmospheric Railway, a pneumatic line that ran from 29 March 1844 until 12 April 1854. Three months after it closed, on 10 July 1854, the Dublin and Wicklow Railway opened its coastal branch from Bray to Kingstown, took over the atmospheric route and put the present station where it stands today. The line reached Westland Row — now Dublin Pearse — in 1857, after the company absorbed the Dublin and Kingstown Railway.
The building is the work of George Wilkinson, whose design here was repeated elsewhere on the same company’s network. A small goods yard once sat beside the southern platform; it handled its last freight on 30 March 1964. The station became part of the DART on 23 July 1984. Its Irish name is Deilginis, and the village it serves begins about two minutes from the gate.
First and last trains from Dalkey
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 Dalkey: DART towards Bray (Daly), about one train every 10 minutes at the busiest times (96 departures on a weekday) and DART towards Howth, about one train every 10 minutes at the busiest times (96 departures on a weekday).
Next stops from Dalkey
Running times to the adjoining stops, from the operators’ own timetables.
| Line | Next stop | Time |
|---|---|---|
| DART | Glenageary | 2 min |
| DART | Killiney | 4 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
Monday to Friday: 05:30 - 00:01
Saturday: 10:00 - 22:00
Sunday: 09:00 - 21:00
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 Dalkey
Dalkey village is the point of the whole station: the main street starts a two-minute walk away, and the library is about 180 m off. Archbold’s Castle, one of the fortified medieval townhouses that give the village its character, stands roughly 310 m from the platforms. Beyond that the ground rises towards Killiney Hill and Dalkey Island sits offshore, which makes this a well-used station at weekends as well as a commuter stop for the village.
| Place | Straight-line distance from the station |
|---|---|
| Archbold's Castle | 310 m |
| Dalkey Library | 180 m |
Named places from OpenStreetMap within 400 m of the station. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route.
Frequently asked questions
A pneumatic railway that served Dalkey from 29 March 1844 until 12 April 1854, with its terminus about 850 metres north of the present station. When the Dublin and Wicklow Railway opened its Bray to Kingstown coastal branch in July 1854 it took the route over and built the station used today.
Yes. A small goods yard stood next to the southern platform for more than a century. It closed to goods traffic on 30 March 1964, and the station has handled passengers only ever since.