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Location | Dublin Road, Drogheda, County Louth, A92 W422 Ireland | ||||||
Coordinates | 53°42′43″N 6°19′59″W / 53.7119°N 6.333°W | ||||||
Owned by | Iarnród Éireann | ||||||
Operated by | Iarnród Éireann | ||||||
Platforms | 3 | ||||||
Tracks | 3 (At Platforms) 13 (In Total) | ||||||
Bus routes | 5 | ||||||
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Construction | |||||||
Structure type | At-grade | ||||||
Parking | Yes | ||||||
Bicycle facilities | yes | ||||||
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Station code | DGHDA | ||||||
Fare zone | D | ||||||
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1844 | Station opened | ||||||
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Drogheda MacBride railway station (Irish: Stáisiún Mhic Ghiolla Bhríde, Droichead Átha) is a railway station that serves Drogheda in County Louth, Ireland.
The present station is located on a sharp curve on the southern approach to the Boyne Viaduct. Formerly there were three lines through the station, but when the station was refurbished in 1997, the up platform line was removed and the platform was widened.
It was given the name MacBride on Sunday, 10 April 1966 in commemoration of John MacBride, one of the executed leaders of the Easter Rising of 1916.
The original Drogheda station, on the Dublin and Drogheda Railway line, opened on 26 May 1844.[1] It was located about a quarter-mile southeast of the current station. The passenger station was re-sited when the first temporary Boyne Viaduct opened on 11 May 1853.[citation needed]
The former Great Northern Railway (Ireland) branch to Oldcastle (opened to Navan from 1850 through 1863) diverges from the Dublin-Belfast line immediately south of the station. This serves Irish Cement at Drogheda and Tara Mine near Navan.[citation needed]
Preceding station | Iarnród Éireann | Following station | ||
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Dublin Connolly | Enterprise Dublin-Belfast railway line |
Dundalk Clarke | ||
Laytown | Commuter Northern Commuter |
Dundalk Clarke or Terminus | ||
Future | ||||
Laytown | DART Line 2 (phase 2) |
Terminus | ||
Disused railways | ||||
Terminus | Great Northern Railway (Ireland) Drogheda-Oldcastle |
Duleek | ||
Laytown | Great Northern Railway (Ireland) Dublin-Dundalk (Line Open) |
Dunleer Line open, station closed |
Railway stations served by Iarnród Éireann | |
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Belfast Line1 | |
Cork Line | |
Galway Line | |
Sligo Line | |
Rosslare Line |
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Waterford Line | |
Tralee Line | |
Limerick–Galway Line | |
Limerick–Waterford Line | |
Westport Line | |
Ballina Line | |
Midleton Line | |
Cobh Line | |
Howth Line | |
M3 Parkway line | |
Limerick–Ballybrophy line | |
1 Certain stations jointly operated with NI Railways under the Enterprise brand
2 Opening in autumn 2024. Rail transport in Ireland |
Railway stations served by NI Railways | |
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Bangor Line | |
Derry~Londonderry Line | |
Larne Line | |
Newry/Portadown Line | |
Portrush Line | |
Dublin Line1 | |
1 Jointly operated with Iarnród Éireann under the Enterprise brand
2 Opening in autumn 2024. Rail transport in Ireland |