Howth railway station

Howth

Binn Éadair
Howth; Binn Éadair
	Howth Station in 2015
General information
Location	Howth Road, Howth, County Dublin, D13 N8K7; Ireland
Coordinates	53°23′20″N 6°04′27″W / 53.3890°N 6.0742°W
Owned by	Iarnród Éireann
Operated by	Iarnród Éireann
Line(s)	DART (Howth branch line)
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Bus routes	2
Bus stands	1
Bus operators	Dublin Bus
Connections	6; H3;
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	HOWTH
Fare zone	Suburban 2
History
Original company	Dublin and Drogheda Railway
Pre-grouping	Northern Railway of Ireland
Post-grouping	Great Northern Railway (Ireland)
Key dates
30 May 1847	Station opened
1959	Howth Tram service terminated
1983	Station upgraded
24 July 1984	DART services commence

Howth station (/ˈhoʊθ/ HOHTH; Irish: Stáisiún Bhinn Éadair), is a railway station in Fingal, Ireland that serves Howth village and one side of Howth Head.

History[edit]

The station opened on 30 May 1847. The Howth tram ran between here and Sutton railway station (all the way around Howth Head) until 1959. Within the station buildings (although not accessible from the platforms) are a bar and restaurant and a convenience store.^{[citation needed]}

Operations[edit]

Dublin Area
Rapid Transit

Legend

Belfast–Dublin Main Line

Howth Junction & Donaghmede

Fairview Depot

to The Point

over River Liffey

Sandycove & Glasthule

(under construction)

Dublin–Rosslare Main Line

Howth is a two-platform terminal station. Due to the lack of a run-round or turntable facility, on the rare occasion that a locomotive-hauled train arrives (such as on a railtour), a second locomotive must follow the train light engine from Dublin to haul the train back from Howth.^{[citation needed]}

The ticket office is open from 05:45-00:30 AM, Monday to Sunday.^{[citation needed]}