Killiney train station
DART · Cill Iníon Léinín · Dublin
About Killiney
Killiney has gone through three stations in little more than two decades. An early stop called Obelisk Hill, Killiney gave way on 1 January 1858 to a station on nearby Strathmore Road, and that in turn was replaced on 6 May 1882 by the present building, which opened as Killiney & Ballybrack and absorbed the separate Ballybrack station as well. The Ballybrack half of the title was formally dropped in 1921, but nobody repainted the sign: it still read the old name until the station was upgraded in 1983.
That 1983 work was the preparation for electric trains, and the station has been part of the DART network since. It has been unstaffed since 2013, with ticket machines in place of a booking clerk, and a large pay-and-display car park sits across the road. The Irish name is Cill Iníon Léinín. The main draw is below the platforms rather than above them: the Blue Flag beach is about two minutes’ walk, and Ballybrack village roughly ten.
First and last trains from Killiney
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 Killiney: 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).
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 Killiney
The station sits at the foot of Killiney Hill on Station Road, with the strand immediately below it and the beach entrance a two-minute walk away. The ruined Killiney Church stands about 240 m from the platforms. Ballybrack village, the other place named in the station’s old title, is around ten minutes on foot inland. There is little in the way of shops at the gate itself, so the traffic here is a mix of residents, walkers and, in summer, swimmers.
| Place | Straight-line distance from the station |
|---|---|
| Killiney Church (ruin) | 240 m |
Named places from OpenStreetMap within 400 m of the station. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route.
Frequently asked questions
The station opened under that name in 1882, replacing the separate Killiney and Ballybrack stations. The suffix was dropped officially in 1921, but the old lettering stayed in place on the sign for another six decades and was only removed when the station was upgraded in 1983.
It was the first railway stop for this part of the coast. Obelisk Hill, Killiney was replaced on 1 January 1858 by a station on Strathmore Road, which itself lasted only until the present station opened in 1882 a short distance away.