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Howth Junction & Donaghmede railway station

Coordinates: 53°23′28″N 6°09′21″W / 53.3912°N 6.1559°W / 53.3912; -6.1559
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Howth Junction & Donaghmede

Gabhal Bhinn Éadair & Domhnach Míde
Iarnród Éireann
DART train arriving at Howth Junction in 2007
General information
Other namesHowth Junction
Donaghmede
LocationSt Donagh's Road, Donaghmede and Kilbarrack Way, Kilbarrack
Ireland
Coordinates53°23′28″N 6°09′21″W / 53.3912°N 6.1559°W / 53.3912; -6.1559
Owned byIarnród Éireann
Operated byIarnród Éireann
Platforms4
Tracks4
Bus routes2
Bus operatorsDublin Bus, Go-Ahead Ireland
Connections
  • 27A
  • N6
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
Station codeHWTHJ
Fare zoneSuburban 1
History
Original companyDublin and Drogheda Railway
Pre-groupingNorthern Railway of Ireland
Post-groupingGNRI
Key dates
1 October 1848Station opened

Howth Junction & Donaghmede railway station (Irish: Stáisiún Ghabhal Bhinn Éadair agus Dhomhnach Míde) serves the area of Donaghmede, and parts of Kilbarrack in Dublin, Ireland. One entrance is located in Donaghmede, the other in Kilbarrack, and it is where the line to Howth branches off the Belfast–Dublin line, making it the key exchange station on the northern section of the DART suburban railway system.

History[edit]

Howth Junction station opened on 1 October 1848.

The main building on top of the platforms

2021 assault[edit]

A woman was knocked onto a rail track at the station around 9pm on 1 April 2021.[1][2] CCTV of the incident circulated on social media.[1][2] It showed teens standing on the platform.[1][2] When one woman ran by, two teens attempted to shove her, one of them moving his bike into her path.[1][2] A second woman with a bag ran by, the bike was shoved in her direction and she fell under the DART.[1][2] Onlookers tried to help her and a security guard helped her as onlookers urged the driver not to move off in case she was injured.[1][2] Youths were seen on CCTV moving away from the incident. Gardaí are treating it as an assault.[1][2]

On 13 May 2021 Gardaí announced they had arrested three teenagers, two aged 16 and one aged 13.[3] Gardaí announced that they had started a search of five locations pursuant to section 10 of the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1997.[3] The teens were arrested under suspicion of violent disorder under the Public Order Act 1994.[3] All three were detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984.[3] They were held at Garda stations in Coolock, Raheny and Clontarf.[3]

Operations[edit]

The ticket office is open from 5:45 AM to 8:00 PM, Monday to Sunday.

In popular culture[edit]

The station is mentioned in Damien Dempsey's song "Factories".

Services[edit]

Preceding station Iarnród Éireann Following station
Dublin Connolly   Commuter
Northern Commuter 		  Clongriffin
or
Portmarnock
Kilbarrack   DART

(Howth Branch) 		  Bayside
  DART

(Main Line) 		  Clongriffin

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Schiller, Robin Schiller (3 May 2021). "Woman knocked onto train track at Dublin station in shocking incident caught on CCTV". Irish Independent. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g MacNamee, Garreth (3 May 2021). "Assault investigation launched after woman falls between platform and Dart at Howth Junction station". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e MacNamee, Garreth (13 May 2021). "Three teens arrested over Howth Junction incident that led to woman falling under stationary DART". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 13 May 2021.

External links[edit]

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