Woodbrook railway station
 | It has been suggested that this article be split into a new article titled Woodbrook Halt. (Discuss) (July 2025) |
Woodbrook Sruthán na Coille  | |
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 Overgrown platform 2 of Woodbrook Halt | |
| General information | |
| Location | Ireland |
| Coordinates | 53°13′06″N 6°06′34″W / 53.2183°N 6.1094°W |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At-grade |
| History | |
| Original company | Dublin and South Eastern Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Dublin and South Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Southern Railways |
| Key dates | |
| 1910 | Station opens |
| 1915 | Station relocated inland |
| 31 December 1958 | Services to Harcourt Street cease |
| 12 September 1960 | Station closes |
| 10 August 2025 | Station reopens |
Woodbrook DART Station (Irish: Stáisiún DART Shruthán na Coille),[1] is a station scheduled to open on the DART line in the Shanganagh area of Dublin, Ireland.[2] Construction of the new DART station started in November 2023,[3] with the station due to open on 10 August 2025.[4]
Woodbrook Halt, located in the same area as the new DART station, was a former station on the Dublin and South Eastern Railway. Opened in 1910, this station closed in 1960. The halt served Shankill and Shanganagh, including the Woodbrook Estate from which it took its name, and lay a short distance north of Bray (at the northern edge of County Wicklow).
History
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Woodbrook Halt was opened as a halt in 1910. The small station was located on the main line, a few yards south of the split-off, thus receiving trains from both the coastal line and the Harcourt Street line. It served Sir Stanley Cochrane's Woodbrook estate, and especially his cricket ground. The Woodbrook Golf Club and Cricket Grounds later used this halt, from 1920 to 1960.
The part of the line between Killiney and Bray was moved inland in 1915 due to coastal erosion, with Shanganagh Junction being reinstated inland and Woodbrook station being relocated as a result.[citation needed]
The Harcourt Street line declined in use throughout the early 20th century and was closed by CIÉ on 31 December 1958. Being on the main line, Woodbrook survived the closure of the Harcourt Street line, until it too was closed in January 1960. The building at the halt was subsequently demolished and the platforms became overgrown.[citation needed]
Proposed station
[edit]A new station is intended for an area zoned for future housing development, with access to the proposed station included as part of a list of strategic infrastructure projects financed under the Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund in 2017.[5] The proposed station is close to (but unconnected to) the former Woodbrook halt, the remains of which remain along the line at Woodbrook Golf Club.[citation needed]
In August 2020, Iarnród Éireann stated its intention to apply for planning permission for the station.[6] An application was submitted in October 2020,[7] and planning permission was granted in July 2021.[7][8] Work on the new station had commenced by late 2023.[3] In mid-2024, it was suggested that the new station could "open in 2025".[9][10] In July 2025, it was announced that the station would reopen on 10 August 2025.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Planning and Investment - Woodbrook DART Station". National Transport Authority.
- ^ Hilliard, Mark (31 August 2020). "Irish Rail planning new Dart station between Bray and Shankill". The Irish Times. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Work starts on new Dart station between Shankill and Bray". The Herald. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ a b Maguire, Mairead (10 July 2025). "Ireland's newest DART station is opening next month". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
- ^ Fitzgerald, Cormac (29 March 2017). "New Dart station due for south Dublin". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ "Planning permission sought for new Dublin train station". RTÉ. 31 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Application details - D20A/0744". DLR Online Planning Service. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ "D20A 0744 - Notification of Decision to Grant Permission - Letter". DLR Online Planning Service. 1 July 2021. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021.
- ^ "Minister unveils special wrapped DART to mark iconic service's anniversary". National Transport Authority (Press release). 23 July 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
- ^ "Iarnród Éireann Projects and Investments - New Stations - Woodbrook". irishrail.ie. Archived from the original on 25 June 2024.
| Preceding station |  Iarnród Éireann
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Following station | ||
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| Proposed | ||||
| Shankill | DART Trans-Dublin |
Bray | ||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Killiney and Ballybrack Line and station open |
Dublin and South Eastern Railway Dublin-Wicklow |
Bray Line and station open | ||
| Shankill Line and station closed |
Dublin and South Eastern Railway Dublin-Bray |
Bray Line closed, station open | ||