Sydney Parade railway station
Sydney Parade Railway Station is a suburban station located on Sydney Parade Avenue in Dublin 4, Ireland.
History
The station opened on 1 January 1835, 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.
The station was closed between 12 September 1960 and 6 June 1972. It was electrified in 1984 with the launch of DART services.
Location and access
Sydney Parade serves the southern end of Dublin 4, St Vincent's Hospital at Elm Park and the RTÉ Radio and Television studios at Montrose, Donnybrook.There is a level crossing with code XR-004 at the northern end of the station.
The information office is open at various times between 06:00-00:00, Monday to Friday. It is unstaffed on Saturday and Sunday.
Transport services
Directly outside the station are bus stops for the following routes:- Dublin Bus route 47 from Poolbeg Street to Belarmine, via UCD
- UCD Shuttle, from the station to UCD Belfield Campus
- Dublin Bus route 4 from Harristown to Monkstown
- Dublin Bus routes 7 / 7A from Mountjoy Square to Bride's Glen / Loughlinstown.
- Dublin Bus 7N Nitelink from Dublin city centre to Shankill
- Dublin Bus 84N Nitelink from Dublin city centre to Greystones
- Aircoach route 703 from Killiney to Dublin Airport
- Aircoach route 702 from Greystones to Dublin Airport
Literary references
- A crucial incident in the story "A Painful Case" by James Joyce 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.
- The station is mentioned in the 2023 novel Ruth & Pen by Emilie Pine.