Dublin Pearse train station
DART, Northern Commuter, South Eastern Commuter and South Western Commuter · Stáisiún na bPiarsach · Dublin
About Dublin Pearse
Dublin Pearse is the oldest piece of railway in the city still doing its original job. It opened for service traffic on 17 December 1834 as Westland Row, the city terminus of the Dublin & Kingstown Railway, from a design by Charles Blacker Vignoles; because the line from the south came in above street level, the tracks were laid on the first floor of the building, under a two-span roof reaching as far as Cumberland Street and planned for a train every fifteen minutes. The gauge was changed in 1857 from 1,435 mm to the Irish 1,600 mm, and by the late 1870s the station was handling 4.5 million passengers a year. In Irish it is Stáisiún na bPiarsach.
The decisive change came in 1891, when it was rebuilt as a through station for the City of Dublin Junction Railway: the tracks at the northern end had to be raised by 18 inches for clearance and the platforms sloped up towards the exit to match. The present name dates from 1966, after the brothers Patrick and Willie Pearse, though Dubliners often call it Pearse Street station instead. The bay platforms, used over the years as film sets for Johnny Nobody, Michael Collins, Angela’s Ashes, Nora and the 2005 remake of Lassie, had all been removed or filled in by 2008, leaving two through platforms. A second entrance from Pearse Street opened on 9 April 2013. Tara Street and Grand Canal Dock are the calls either side, and Dawson on the Luas Green Line is about 670 m away on foot.
First and last trains from Dublin Pearse
| Line and direction | Mon–Thu first – last | Friday first – last | Saturday first – last | Sunday first – last | Bank holiday first – last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DART towards Bray (Daly) | 06:08 – 23:37 | 06:08 – 23:37 | 07:01 – 23:35 | 09:01 – 23:46 | 09:01 – 23:47 |
| DART towards Howth | 06:17 – 00:17 | 06:17 – 00:17 | 06:16 – 00:13 | 09:33 – 00:13 | 00:13 – 23:47 |
| Northern towards Drogheda (MacBride) | 07:07 – 23:42 | 07:07 – 23:42 | No service | No service | No service |
| South Eastern towards Rathdrum | 09:41 – 20:13 | 09:41 – 20:13 | No service | No service | No service |
| South Eastern towards Dublin Connolly | 07:42 – 23:57 | 07:42 – 23:57 | 08:44 – 21:00 | No service | No service |
| South Western towards Grand Canal Dock | 07:17 – 23:23 | 07:17 – 23:23 | No service | No service | No service |
| South Western towards Hazelhatch and Celbridge | 07:29 – 23:33 | 07:29 – 23:33 | No service | 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 Dublin Pearse: 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 (98 departures on a weekday), Northern towards Drogheda (MacBride), about one train every 52 minutes at the busiest times (19 departures on a weekday), South Eastern towards Rathdrum, about one train every 100 minutes at the busiest times (6 departures on a weekday), South Eastern towards Dublin Connolly, about one train every 125 minutes at the busiest times (7 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) and South Western towards Hazelhatch and Celbridge, about one train every 60 minutes at the busiest times (21 departures on a weekday).
Some of the 271 weekday departures are worked by trains that continue as InterCity services beyond the commuter zone. They run to Rosslare.
Next stops from Dublin Pearse
Running times to the adjoining stops, from the operators’ own timetables.
| Line | Next stop | Time |
|---|---|---|
| DART | Grand Canal Dock | 1.3 min |
| DART | Tara Street | 1.2 min |
| Northern | Tara Street | 1 min |
| South Eastern | Grand Canal Dock | 2 min |
| South Eastern | Tara Street | 1.4 min |
| South Western | Grand Canal Dock | 2.7 min |
| South Western | Tara Street | 1.4 min |
Connections and interchange
- Change here between the DART, Northern Commuter, South Eastern Commuter and South Western Commuter, on the same station.
- Dawson — about 7 minutes on foot (our estimate, 670 m in a straight line). It is a separate stop, not another platform here.
- St. Stephen’s Green — about 11 minutes on foot (our estimate, 1000 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.
Our estimate from the straight-line distance of 670 m, not a measured walking route.
Our estimate from the straight-line distance of 1000 m, not a measured walking route.
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: 05:45 - 00:21
Sunday: 08:30- 00:21
Station Booking Office Opening Hours
Monday- Tuesday: 07:00 - 21:12
Thursday- Friday: 07:00- 21:12
Wednesday and Saturday: 10:00- 17:12
What is near Dublin Pearse
Trinity College is effectively next door: its Biomedical Sciences Institute is about 50 m from the Pearse Street entrance and the Hamilton Library roughly 170 m, with the Dublin City Library and Archive the same distance. St Andrew’s is around 80 m away, the Royal Irish Academy of Music about 150 m and Dunlop Oriel House some 190 m. Further off but walkable are St Mark’s at roughly 270 m, the Oscar Wilde Memorial at about 320 m, and the National Gallery of Ireland, Pearse Square and The National Maternity Hospital all at around 390 m.
| Place | Straight-line distance from the station |
|---|---|
| St Andrew's | 80 m |
| Royal Irish Academy of Music | 150 m |
| Dunlop Oriel House | 190 m |
| St Mark's | 270 m |
| Markievicz House | 270 m |
| American College Dublin | 270 m |
| Coláiste na hÉireann | 270 m |
| Oscar Wilde Memorial (statue) | 320 m |
Named places from OpenStreetMap within 400 m of the station. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route.
Frequently asked questions
To connect it to the City of Dublin Junction Railway’s new line to Amiens Street. Getting the clearance meant raising the tracks at the northern end of the station by 18 inches, and the platforms had to be sloped upwards towards the exit to compensate. It has been a through station ever since.
They fell out of use and were removed or filled in, all of them gone by 2008. Before that they had a second career as film sets, appearing in Johnny Nobody, Michael Collins, Angela’s Ashes, Nora and the 2005 remake of Lassie.