Howth
Location type
Station
Name and dates
Howth (1847-)
Opened on the Howth Branch (Dublin and Drogheda Railway).
Dates
| / /1845 | Howth Branch (Dublin and Drogheda Railway) Act for branch to Howth. |
| / /1901 | International Engineering Congress, Glasgow Three tunnel routes considered from Scotland/Wales to Ireland: Mull of Kintyre to Antrim (revival of the 1868 proposal, rejected due to remoteness of Kintyre), Holyhead to Howth (rejected due to length), Wigtownshire to Larne/Donaghadee (passing north round the deep trench of the Beaufort's Dyke). Latter considered most suitable with a route from north of Portpatrick to Whitehead. |
