Dublin Connolly

Location type


Names and dates

Dublin Amiens Street (1844-1966)
Dublin Connolly (1966-)

Opened on the Dublin and Drogheda Railway.






Dates

24/05/1844Dublin and Drogheda Railway
Opened from a temporary Dublin terminus to Drogheda [1st]. Foundation stone for permanent terminus, Dublin Amiens Street, laid.
29/11/1844Dublin and Drogheda Railway
Dublin Amiens Street partly opened.
  /  /1846Dublin and Drogheda Railway
Dublin Amiens Street completed.
  /  /1891
Extended north from Dublin Westland Row to Dublin Amiens Street, new station opened at Tara Street and George's Quay.
01/05/1891City of Dublin Junction Railways
Fully opened between Dublin Westland Row (end-on junction) and Dublin Amiens Street (where additional platforms were laid alongside the existing station, the junction being to the north east).
  /  /1892City of Dublin Junction Railways
After opposition, the Dublin Amiens Street to Newcomen Bridge Junction curve opens.
  /  /1894Drumcondra and North Dublin Link Railway
Act for a line between Drumcondra Junction and Church Road Junction, and a curve from North Strand Junction to Dublin Amiens Street. This line follows an easier gradient than the parallel North Wall Extension (Midland Great Western Railway).
  /  /1903Drumcondra and North Dublin Link Railway
North Strand Junction to Dublin Amiens Street built but not opened due to argument.
  /  /1906Drumcondra and North Dublin Link Railway
North Strand Junction to Dublin Amiens Street (Suburban Junction) opened (avoided the busy Newcomen Bridge Junction).
01/10/1907Drumcondra and North Dublin Link Railway
Local passenger service via North Strand Junction to Dublin Amiens Street ceases following tram competition.
01/10/1929Midland Great Western Railway
Meath and Cavan trains diverted from Dublin Broadstone to Dublin Amiens Street.