Glenageary train station
DART · Gleann na gCaorach · Dublin
About Glenageary
Opened on 1 November 1867, Glenageary came late to a stretch of coast that had carried trains since the 1850s, filling the gap between Dún Laoghaire and Dalkey. It was electrified in 1983 when the DART service took over the line, and it has stayed a small, local station: no forecourt of any size, just steps down from Station Road to the platforms.
Its most notable neighbour is not a building but a path. The station stands beside The Metals, in Irish na Ráillí, a walking and cycling route that runs from Killiney Hill down to Dún Laoghaire station along the line of the old works railway that carried granite to build the harbour. The Irish name of the station itself is Gleann na gCaorach. Most of its traffic is residential, with Dún Laoghaire a ten to fifteen minute walk away for anyone who prefers the bigger station.
First and last trains from Glenageary
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 Glenageary: 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 Glenageary
Running times to the adjoining stops, from the operators’ own timetables.
| Line | Next stop | Time |
|---|---|---|
| DART | Dalkey | 2 min |
| DART | Sandycove and Glasthule | 1.2 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 Glenageary
This is a quiet residential part of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, with no shopping street at the gate and the nearest sizeable centre a quarter of an hour on foot. Within about a kilometre you will find Rathdown School, roughly 800 m away, and three pieces of green space — The Maze at about 830 m, Crosthwaite Park at 950 m and Sally Glen at 970 m. The Metals path runs right past the platforms, which makes the station a useful start or finish for a walk up to Killiney Hill.
| Place | Straight-line distance from the station |
|---|---|
| Rathdown School | 800 m |
| The Maze | 830 m |
| Crosthwaite Park | 950 m |
| Sally Glen | 970 m |
Named places from OpenStreetMap within 1 km of the station. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route; nothing is mapped within 400 m of this one, so the list is widened to 1 km.
Frequently asked questions
It is a walking and cycling route, known in Irish as na Ráillí, that runs from Killiney Hill down to Dún Laoghaire station and passes directly alongside Glenageary. It follows the course of the old line that carried granite from the quarries to build Dún Laoghaire harbour.
In 1983, when the line through the station was electrified for the DART. The station itself is much older than that, dating from 1 November 1867, so it spent well over a century being served by steam and then diesel trains before the electric service began.