New DART station to open its doors next month

South Dublin commuters will have an extra stop to choose from.

Good news for south Dublin commuters, as they will now have an extra stop to choose from.

After being promised to the Shankill and Shanganagh community in 2017, the brand-new Woodbrook DART station is set to open in the coming weeks.

Substantive work began on the project in November 2023, and it is scheduled to open on August 10.

The stop will be located about 40 minutes from the city centre between Bray and Shankill and will be in operation for 191 daily runs on weekdays as well as serving a housing development of about 2,300 homes.

The station will be the 147th in the Irish Rail Network and was funded through the National Transport Authority.

The new station will have 174m platforms with passenger shelters, seating, lighting, CCTV, customer information, bicycle parking, and ticketing facilities. It can be accessed via Woodbrook Avenue.

Additionally, there will be pedestrian and cycling access routes in the station vicinity and a new pedestrian bridge above the tracks between the two platforms.

Iarnród Éireann have said they are eager to ‘ensure people living in the catchment area have fast, frequent, and sustainable travel options available as the community grows and develops.'

They added: "Identified as a 'Future Development Area' in the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Development Plan Core Strategy, the development at Woodbrook, together with the new station, supports transport and land-use policy, delivering a substantial compact sustainable residential community in the Woodbrook-Shanganagh area.

"The provision of the station will reduce reliance on the private car and assist Ireland in reaching its climate action targets."

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