North Wall railway station


North Wall was one of Dublin's six original rail termini, the others being Westland Row, Amiens Street, Kingsbridge, Broadstone and Harcourt Street.

History

The London and North Western Railway moved the Dublin terminus of their passenger service from Kingstown (Dún Laoghaire) to North Wall in 1861. The railway passenger station was then opened and was only used for boat trains.
The passenger service to the railway station closed in 1922.
As of 2020 the station and adjoining lands were reserved for use as a possible station on the DART Underground alongside the Spencer Dock Luas stop.

London and North Western Hotel

The LNWR also opened an adjacent hotel in 1884. It was closed in 1922 and then was subsequently used for offices.

Freight Depot

The associated freight depot remains actively in use through many of its constituent yards have closed from the 1970s. North Wall in a freight context will refer to the freight yard.