Dunboyne train station
Western Commuter · Dún Búinne · Co. Meath
About Dunboyne
Dunboyne has had two stations, almost a century and a half apart. The first opened in August 1862 on the Clonsilla to Navan line and closed in January 1947; the building survived and became a private house. The branch itself was lifted out of use, and it was only after the government announced in 2005 that the line would be reopened in stages that a replacement was built. The new station was formally opened on 2 September 2010, with the first scheduled train arriving the following day.
Today it is an intermediate stop on the branch between M3 Parkway and Clonsilla, with parking for up to 300 cars run by APCOA, which makes it a modest park-and-ride for Meath commuters in its own right. Direct trains to the city run at weekday peaks; at other times, and all weekend, the branch is worked as a shuttle and passengers change at Clonsilla. The Irish name is Dún Búinne.
First and last trains from Dunboyne
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 Dunboyne: Western towards Docklands, about one train every 34 minutes at the busiest times (26 departures on a weekday) and Western towards M3 Parkway, about one train every 38 minutes at the busiest times (23 departures on a weekday).
Next stops from Dunboyne
Running times to the adjoining stops, from the operators’ own timetables.
| Line | Next stop | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Western | Hansfield | 3.7 min |
| Western | M3 Parkway | 4.4 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 Dunboyne
The station sits on the edge of Dunboyne rather than in it, on the Dublin side of the town in County Meath, with a large car park taking up most of the frontage. Within about a kilometre is Dunboyne Library, roughly 490 m away. The town itself, its main street and its GAA grounds are a short walk or a very short drive off, and beyond the houses the land opens out into the farmland that the branch line runs through on its way to the motorway interchange.
| Place | Straight-line distance from the station |
|---|---|
| Dunboyne Library | 490 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 opened in August 1862 on the Clonsilla to Navan line and closed to passengers in January 1947. The building was not demolished: it was converted into a private residence and still stands, which is why the 2010 station had to be built as an entirely new structure.
Direct services to the city run at peak times from Monday to Friday. Outside those hours, and all day at weekends, the branch is worked as a shuttle between Clonsilla and M3 Parkway, so passengers change at Clonsilla for Dublin, Maynooth or the Leixlip stations.