TRAIN STATIONS
Dublin Pearse is a railway station on Westland Row in the Southside in Dublin, Ireland. It is Ireland’s busiest commuter station with 8 million passenger journeys through the station in 2014.
It is the terminus of the Northern Commuter to Balbriggan/Dundalk and Western Commuter to Maynooth/Longford. DART, South Eastern Commuter (Dublin Connolly to Arklow) and South Western Commuter (Grand Canal Dock to Newbridge) services also serve the station. As do InterCity services from Dublin Connolly to Rosslare Europort.
Major renovation commenced in 2007 with publicity erected in the station for this in March 2008. As part of phase 1, automatic ticket validation machines were installed on platforms 1 and 2. The front entrance of the station was changed. The former Spar shop was completely taken out of the station and the old ticket barriers were removed. Platforms 3, 4 and 5 were removed. New signage and CCTV cameras were added on both active platforms and, on Platform 2, a larger waiting area for passengers was provided.
A new southbound entrance (Pearse Street and Trinity Bio Science) was opened April 9, 2013. The new entrance to the station is open from 07.00hrs to 19.30hrs daily from Monday to Friday, and on Saturdays from 09.00hrs to 18.00hrs, and is in addition to the main entrance on Westland Row. It is envisaged that this second entrance will connect with the Dart underground system when funding becomes available.
It is the terminus of the Northern Commuter to Balbriggan/Dundalk and Western Commuter to Maynooth/Longford. DART, South Eastern Commuter (Dublin Connolly to Arklow) and South Western Commuter (Grand Canal Dock to Newbridge) services also serve the station. As do InterCity services from Dublin Connolly to Rosslare Europort.
Major renovation commenced in 2007 with publicity erected in the station for this in March 2008. As part of phase 1, automatic ticket validation machines were installed on platforms 1 and 2. The front entrance of the station was changed. The former Spar shop was completely taken out of the station and the old ticket barriers were removed. Platforms 3, 4 and 5 were removed. New signage and CCTV cameras were added on both active platforms and, on Platform 2, a larger waiting area for passengers was provided.
A new southbound entrance (Pearse Street and Trinity Bio Science) was opened April 9, 2013. The new entrance to the station is open from 07.00hrs to 19.30hrs daily from Monday to Friday, and on Saturdays from 09.00hrs to 18.00hrs, and is in addition to the main entrance on Westland Row. It is envisaged that this second entrance will connect with the Dart underground system when funding becomes available.