Shankill train station
DART · Seanchill · Dublin
About Shankill
Shankill is one of the younger stations on the coastal line: it dates from 10 June 1977, built to serve a part of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown that had grown well beyond the reach of its neighbours. Six years later it was rebuilt to take the new electrified trains, and every DART service has called here since the network opened in 1984.
The layout is straightforward — two through platforms with a footbridge and lifts between them — and the station has a commuter car park of its own. The information office has been unstaffed since at least 2024, with two ticket vending machines covering DART and Commuter tickets as well as Leap cards. Shankill village is about five minutes away on foot, and the Irish name of the station is Seanchill. Immediately to the south the line runs on to Woodbrook, which opened nearly half a century later on the same stretch of track.
First and last trains from Shankill
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 Shankill: 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 Shankill
This is a suburban station rather than a village one: houses on both sides, a car park for people driving in from the surrounding estates, and Shankill village itself about five minutes’ walk away with the shops and pubs. Within about a kilometre, Shankill Library sits roughly 730 m from the platforms. The sea is off to the east behind the embankment, and the ground rises inland towards the Dublin mountains, so the station catches walkers as well as commuters.
| Place | Straight-line distance from the station |
|---|---|
| Shankill Library | 730 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
The 1977 station was designed for diesel trains. The line was electrified in the early 1980s, and Shankill was upgraded in 1983 so that it could take the new electric DART units. Since the service began in 1984, every DART has stopped here.
No. The information office has been unstaffed since 2024. Two ticket vending machines on the station sell DART and Commuter tickets and Leap cards, and the two platforms are joined by a footbridge fitted with lifts.