Salthill and Monkstown railway station
Salthill and Monkstown railway station serves the areas of Salthill and Monkstown in Dublin, Ireland.
It is on the DART line between the stations of Seapoint and Dún Laoghaire. The station has a car park, information office, automated ticket and vending machines. The information office is open between 05:45–00:15, Monday to Sunday.
History
The original Salthill station opened in May 1837. It was built by the Dublin and Kingstown Railway. It closed in 1960 and was electrified and reopened in 1984 with the arrival of DART services.Services
The station is not staffed, it features no toilets and there is no Wi-Fi. There is also no enclosed waiting room, but there are multiple passenger shelters on both sides of the track. There are 2 ticket machines within the station, and a night gate is opened during the evening. There used to be a vending machine within the building however it has since been removed.Transport services
With the exception of the DART, there is no direct public transport to or from the station. The nearest bus stops are in Monkstown village, located less than 300 m from the station, which are served by the following:Dublin Bus Routes:
- 7 / 7A from Mountjoy Square to Bride's Glen / Loughlinstown. Route 7 provides a connection to the Luas Green Line terminus at Bride's Glen
- 7N Nitelink from Dublin city centre to Shankill, via Blackrock
- S8 from Citywest to Dún Laoghaire, via The Square and Sandyford Business District
- Aircoach route 703 from Killiney to Dublin Airport, via Monkstown