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Howth Junction & Donaghmede

Gabhal Bhinn Éadair & Domhnach Míde
Howth Junction & Donaghmede; Gabhal Bhinn Éadair & Domhnach Míde
	DART train arriving at Howth Junction in 2007
General information
Other names	Howth Junction; Donaghmede
Location	St Donagh's Road, Donaghmede and Kilbarrack Way, Kilbarrack; Ireland
Coordinates	53°23′28″N 6°09′21″W / 53.3912°N 6.1559°W
Owned by	Iarnród Éireann
Operated by	Iarnród Éireann
Platforms	4
Tracks	4
Bus routes	2
Bus operators	Dublin Bus, Go-Ahead Ireland
Connections	27A; N6;
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Bicycle facilities	yes
Other information
Station code	HWTHJ
Fare zone	Suburban 1
History
Original company	Dublin and Drogheda Railway
Pre-grouping	Northern Railway of Ireland
Post-grouping	GNRI
Key dates
1 October 1848	Station opened
	Iarnród Éireann; CIÉ; IÉ railway stations;
Location
Location
	Howth Junction & Donaghmede Location within Ireland Howth Junction & Donaghmede Howth Junction & Donaghmede (Dublin)

Northern Commuter

Legend

Belfast–Dublin line

Newry

(

No-Longer Served from Sept 24

)

United Kingdom

Ireland

border

Dundalk Clarke

to Navan

(freight only)

2000

DART Howth Branch

Luas Red Line

to Tallaght or Saggart

to Bray and Rosslare Europort

Dublin Area
Rapid Transit

Legend

Belfast–Dublin Main Line

Howth Junction & Donaghmede

to The Point

over River Liffey

Sandycove & Glasthule

(under construction)

Dublin–Rosslare Main Line

Howth Junction & Donaghmede railway station (Irish: Stáisiún Ghabhal Bhinn Éadair agus Dhomhnach Míde) serves the area of Donaghmede, and parts of Kilbarrack in Dublin, Ireland. One entrance is located in Donaghmede, the other in Kilbarrack, and it is where the line to Howth branches off the Belfast–Dublin line, making it the key exchange station on the northern section of the DART suburban railway system.

History

Howth Junction station opened on 1 October 1848.

2021 assault

A woman was knocked onto a rail track at the station around 9pm on 1 April 2021.^[1]^[2] CCTV of the incident circulated on social media.^[1]^[2] It showed teens standing on the platform.^[1]^[2] When one woman ran by, two teens attempted to shove her, one of them moving his bike into her path.^[1]^[2] A second woman with a bag ran by, the bike was shoved in her direction and she fell under the DART.^[1]^[2] Onlookers tried to help her and a security guard helped her as onlookers urged the driver not to move off in case she was injured.^[1]^[2] Youths were seen on CCTV moving away from the incident. Gardaí are treating it as an assault.^[1]^[2]

On 13 May 2021 Gardaí announced they had arrested three teenagers, two aged 16 and one aged 13.^[3] Gardaí announced that they had started a search of five locations pursuant to section 10 of the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1997.^[3] The teens were arrested under suspicion of violent disorder under the Public Order Act 1994.^[3] All three were detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984.^[3] They were held at Garda stations in Coolock, Raheny and Clontarf.^[3]