Sydney Parade railway station

Sydney Parade Railway Station (Irish: Stáisiún Pharáid Sydney) is located at Sydney Parade Avenue in Sandymount, Dublin 4, Ireland. The alternative spelling Sidney Parade is also in common usage.

South Eastern
Commuter
Dublin Connolly
Luas Red Line
to Dublin Heuston and Tallaght
Tara Street
Dublin Pearse
Grand Canal Dock
Lansdowne Road
Sandymount
Sydney Parade
Booterstown
Blackrock
Seapoint
Salthill and Monkstown
Dun Laoghaire Mallin
Sandycove and Glasthule
Glenageary
Dalkey
Killiney
Shankill
Woodbrook
(planned)
Bray Daly
Greystones
Kilcoole (limited service)
Wicklow
Rathdrum
Avoca
(planned)
Arklow
Gorey
Dublin Area
Rapid Transit
Malahide
Portmarnock
Clongriffin
Howth
Sutton
Bayside
Howth Junction
Kilbarrack
Raheny
Harmonstown
Killester
Clontarf Road
Fairview Depot
Dublin Connolly
Tara Street
Dublin Pearse
Grand Canal Dock
Lansdowne Road
Sandymount
Sydney Parade
Merrion
(planned)
Booterstown
Blackrock
Seapoint
Salthill and Monkstown
Dún Laoghaire Mallin
Sandycove and Glasthule
Glenageary
Dalkey
Killiney
Shankill
Woodbrook
(planned)
Bray Daly
Greystones
Sydney Parade

Paráid Sydney
The station in 1978
LocationSydney Parade Avenue, Dublin 4, D04 FC91
Ireland
Coordinates53.3208°N 6.2115°W / 53.3208; -6.2115
Owned byIarnród Éireann
Operated byIarnród Éireann
Platforms2
Bus routes47
Bus operatorsDublin Bus
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
Station codeSIDNY
Fare zoneSuburban 1
History
Original companyDublin and Kingstown Railway
Pre-groupingDublin and South Eastern Railway
Post-groupingGreat Southern Railways
Key dates
January 1835Station opens
1960Station closed
1972Station reopens
2014Station refurbished

It serves the southern end of Dublin 4, St Vincent's Hospital at Elm Park and the RTÉ Radio & Television studios at Montrose, Donnybrook.

There is a level crossing at the northern end of the station.

The ticket office is open between 06:00-00:00 AM, Monday to Friday. It is unmanned on Saturday and Sunday.

Plaque in shelter on southbound platform of Sydney Parade

History

The station opened in January 1835[1] as a halt on the Dublin and Kingstown Railway. In 1852, it was upgraded to a full station with the construction of shelters, stone platforms and a footbridge.

It was named after Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea.[2][3][4]

The station was closed in 1960 and reopened in 1972. It was electrified in 1984 with the launch of DART services.

Transport services

Directly outside the station are bus stops for the following routes:

In addition, a number of bus services stop on Merrion Road, located 350 m from the station.

Literary references

A crucial incident in the story "A Painful Case" by James Joyce (from his collection Dubliners) occurs here.

The station is mentioned in the title of the bestselling book Should Have Got Off at Sydney Parade authored under the pen-name Ross O'Carroll-Kelly.

See also

References

  1. "Sydney Parade" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
  2. Kullmann, Kurt (2018). The First Irish Railway: Westland Row to Kingstown. The History Press. ISBN 9780750987646.
  3. "A history of Thorncastle and Merrion". Mount Merrion Historical Society.
  4. Davitt, Tom. "Getting hooked on Trains: Sydney Parade 1934-1946". Irish Railway Record Society. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
Preceding station   Iarnród Éireann   Following station
Lansdowne Road   Commuter
Northern Commuter
Peak times only
  Blackrock
  Commuter
Western Commuter
(City Branch)

Peak times only
 
Lansdowne Road   Commuter
South Eastern Commuter
  Blackrock
Sandymount   DART
Trans-Dublin
  Booterstown
  Historical railways  
Sandymount
Line and station open
  Dublin and Kingstown Railway   Merrion
Line open, station closed
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