Dublin Connolly train station
DART, Northern Commuter, South Eastern Commuter, South Western Commuter and Western Commuter · Stáisiún Uí Chonghaile, Baile Átha Cliath · Dublin
About Dublin Connolly
Dublin Connolly began as two stations side by side. The first opened on 29 November 1844 simply as Dublin Station, its foundation stone laid on 24 May that year by Earl de Grey, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, on the day the Dublin and Drogheda Railway started running from a temporary terminus at the Royal Canal. Ten years later it took the name of its street and became Amiens Street. William Deane Butler’s terminus building, in Wicklow granite and costing £7,000, opened in 1846; its 6.7-metre flight of steps up from the street defeated the luggage porters, and about thirty years later a sloped ramp was cut in from opposite Store Street. In 1891 the City of Dublin Junction Railway opened Amiens Street Junction right beside it, with through platforms carrying trains over the Loopline Bridge to Westland Row.
The two were merged after the Great Northern Railway was broken up at the end of the 1950s: the older terminus became platforms 1 to 4 and the junction station platforms 5 to 7, making seven in all. The present name dates from 1966, when Amiens Street was one of fifteen stations renamed for the fiftieth anniversary of the Easter Rising, after James Connolly — Stáisiún Uí Chonghaile. Electrification and the DART followed in 1984. The Luas Connolly stop, 40 m away across the forecourt, is a separate tram stop reached on foot, and since most Red Line trams run to The Point instead, Busáras about 170 m off is often the better walk. Tara Street is the first call over the river.
First and last trains from Dublin Connolly
| Line and direction | Mon–Thu first – last | Friday first – last | Saturday first – last | Sunday first – last | Bank holiday first – last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DART towards Bray (Daly) | 06:03 – 23:32 | 06:03 – 23:32 | 06:56 – 23:30 | 08:56 – 23:41 | 08:56 – 23:42 |
| DART towards Howth | 06:24 – 23:53 | 06:24 – 23:53 | 06:21 – 23:45 | 09:39 – 23:54 | 09:38 – 23:52 |
| Northern towards Dublin Pearse | 06:50 – 20:50 | 06:50 – 20:50 | No service | No service | No service |
| Northern towards Drogheda (MacBride) | 05:50 – 23:48 | 05:50 – 23:48 | 05:50 – 23:52 | 08:50 – 23:49 | 05:50 – 23:49 |
| South Eastern towards Rathdrum | 09:35 – 20:08 | 09:35 – 20:08 | No service | No service | No service |
| South Western towards Grand Canal Dock | 07:11 – 23:17 | 07:11 – 23:17 | No service | No service | No service |
| South Western towards Hazelhatch and Celbridge | 07:36 – 23:40 | 07:36 – 23:40 | No service | No service | No service |
| Western towards Maynooth | 05:20 – 23:27 | 05:20 – 23:27 | 05:58 – 23:27 | 08:45 – 23:27 | 08:45 – 23:27 |
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 Dublin Connolly: DART towards Bray (Daly), about one train every 10 minutes at the busiest times (99 departures on a weekday), DART towards Howth, about one train every 10 minutes at the busiest times (97 departures on a weekday), Northern towards Dublin Pearse, about one train every 48 minutes at the busiest times (19 departures on a weekday), Northern towards Drogheda (MacBride), about one train every 20 minutes at the busiest times (46 departures on a weekday), South Eastern towards Rathdrum, about one train every 100 minutes at the busiest times (6 departures on a weekday), South Western towards Grand Canal Dock, about one train every 59 minutes at the busiest times (21 departures on a weekday), South Western towards Hazelhatch and Celbridge, about one train every 35 minutes at the busiest times (26 departures on a weekday) and Western towards Maynooth, about one train every 20 minutes at the busiest times (47 departures on a weekday).
Of the 361 weekday departures, 24 are InterCity or Enterprise services passing through; the rest are DART or Commuter trains. They run to Belfast, Rosslare and Sligo.
Next stops from Dublin Connolly
Running times to the adjoining stops, from the operators’ own timetables.
| Line | Next stop | Time |
|---|---|---|
| DART | Clontarf Road | 3.1 min |
| DART | Tara Street | 1.9 min |
| Northern | Howth Junction and Donaghmede | 14.1 min |
| Northern | Tara Street | 2.5 min |
| South Eastern | Tara Street | 2 min |
| South Western | Drumcondra | 4.7 min |
| South Western | Tara Street | 2.4 min |
| Western | Drumcondra | 4.3 min |
Connections and interchange
- Change here between the DART, Northern Commuter, South Eastern Commuter, South Western Commuter and Western Commuter, on the same station.
- Connolly — about 2 minutes on foot (walking time named by Iarnód Éireann). It is a separate stop, not another platform here.
- Busáras — about 4 minutes on foot (our estimate, 170 m in a straight line). It is a separate stop, not another platform here.
- 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 Sunday: 00:00 - 00:00
Station Booking Office Opening Hours
Monday to Saturday: 07:00- 19:00
Sunday: Closed
What is near Dublin Connolly
The docklands begin at the back of the station. Liberty Park is about 200 m away and George’s Dock House the same, with CHQ at roughly 300 m, EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum at about 350 m and the Fáilte Ireland Catering College at 350 m. The Custom House stands some 370 m off, with the Famine Memorial and the Matt Talbot Memorial Bridge at a similar distance along the quays. Closer in are the Universal Links on Human Rights sculpture at around 250 m, the 1913 Lockout memorial at about 270 m, the In-spire Galerie at 300 m and James Joyce Park at roughly 360 m.
| Place | Straight-line distance from the station |
|---|---|
| George's Dock House | 200 m |
| Universal Links on Human Rights | 250 m |
| 1913 Lockout (memorial) | 270 m |
| CHQ | 300 m |
| EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum | 350 m |
| Famine Memorial | 360 m |
| The Custom House | 370 m |
| Matt Talbot Memorial Bridge | 370 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 as Dublin Station on 29 November 1844 and took the name of the street it stands on ten years later. Amiens Street lasted until 1966, when it became Connolly as one of fifteen stations renamed after leaders of the Easter Rising on the fiftieth anniversary.
Because two separate stations were joined together. The Dublin and Drogheda Railway’s terminus provided what are now platforms 1 to 4, and the City of Dublin Junction Railway’s Amiens Street Junction of 1891, with its through platforms over the Loopline Bridge, provided 5 to 7. They were merged into a single station after the GNR (I) was broken up.