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Drogheda MacBride railway station (Irish: Stáisiún Mhic Ghiolla Bhríde, Droichead Átha) is a railway station that serves DroghedainCounty Louth, Ireland.
Drogheda MacBride
Stáisiún Mhic Ghiolla Bhríde | |||||||
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Exterior of Drogheda railway station
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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 / 53.7119; -6.333 | ||||||
Owned by | Iarnród Éireann | ||||||
Operated by | Iarnród Éireann | ||||||
Platforms | 3 | ||||||
Tracks | 3 (At Platforms) 13 (In Total) | ||||||
Bus routes | 5 | ||||||
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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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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 |