Laytown railway station

Laytown railway station (Irish: Stáisiún na hInse) serves Laytown and Bettystown in County Meath, Ireland.

Laytown

An Inse
General information
LocationLaytown, County Meath, A92 H102
Ireland
Coordinates53.6790°N 6.2423°W / 53.6790; -6.2423
Owned byIarnród Éireann
Operated byIarnród Éireann
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
Station codeLTOWN
Fare zoneC
Key dates
1844Station opened

It is about 20 minutes' walk from the venue of yearly Laytown races.

History

Northern Commuter
Newry
(
one early-am
weekday trip
)
Dundalk Clarke
to Navan
(freight only)
Drogheda MacBride
Laytown
Mosney
2000
Gormanston
Balbriggan
Skerries
Rush and Lusk
Donabate
Malahide
Portmarnock
Clongriffin
DART Howth Branch
Howth Junction
& Donaghmede
Kilbarrack
Raheny
Harmonstown
Killester
Clontarf Road
The Royal Canal
Dublin Connolly
Tara Street
Dublin Pearse

The station opened on 25 May 1844[1] and was renamed by the Great Northern Railway as Laytown & Bettystown in 1913. It was since renamed back to Laytown.

Services

Preceding station Iarnród Éireann Following station
Gormanston   Commuter
Northern Commuter
  Drogheda MacBride
  Future  
Gormanston   DART
Line 2 (phase 2)
  Drogheda MacBride
  Disused railways  
Mosney
Line open, station closed
  Arrow Northern Arrow   Drogheda MacBride
Line and station open

See also

References

  1. "Laytown and Bettystown station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 6 September 2007.


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