Donabate Domhnach Bat
The historic station building at Donabate, built in 1844
General information
Location	Turvey Road, Donabate, County Dublin, K36 H973 Ireland
Coordinates	53°29′08″N 6°09′04″W / 53.4855°N 6.1512°W / 53.4855; -6.1512
Owned by	Iarnród Éireann
Operated by	Iarnród Éireann
Line(s)	Belfast–Dublin
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Bus routes	Dublin - Dundalk commuter
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Platform levels	1
Parking	24hr paid parking, 210 spaces
Bicycle facilities	Bicycle parking and lockers
Other information
Station code	DBATE
Fare zone	Suburban 3
History
Opened	1844
Services
Preceding station   Iarnród Éireann   Following station Malahide   Commuter Northern Commuter   Rush & Lusk

v t e Northern Commuter
Legend
Belfast–Dublin line Newry ( one early-am weekday trip ) United Kingdom Ireland border 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 Luas Red Line to Tallaght or Saggart Loopline Bridge Tara Street Dublin Pearse Dublin-Rosslare line to Bray and Rosslare Europort

Donabate railway station (Irish: Stáisiún Dhomhnach Bat) serves Donabate in Fingal. It is part of the Irish Rail network and is not yet served by DART services. The nearest DART station is the previous station, Malahide.

Description

The station has two platforms, one for each of the two lines which run through the station. Built in the mid-19th century, the station has a traditional appearance. The booking office has a small waiting area. There are two ticket-issuing machines and one part-time staffed window for the purchase of tickets. The station is located in the centre of the town.

When the station was opened there was no footbridge built. When CIÉ closed Midleton station in Cork, the GS&WR iron footbridge was moved to Donabate. This footbridge was subsequently removed in 2011 and replaced by a new bridge with steps and lifts for increased accessibility. In 2013, a new building was built on the platform containing ticket barriers. Whilst Midleton has since been reopened.

Donabate is served by 22000 Class and 29000 Class diesel railcars. However 201 Class locomotives + DeDietrich rolling stock pass through on Enterprise services as do 071 Class locomotives + Tara Mines Wagons with mineral ore trains from Boliden Tara Mines near Navan.

The linespeed in Donabate is 90 mph, the highest on the Dublin-Belfast railway line and the highest permittable speed of the DeDietrich coaches.

The station has two lifts and a footbridge connecting Platforms 1 and 2.

In 2015, Irish Rail closed the toilets at the station as part of a cost-cutting measure.^[1]

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  The platform 2 waiting area
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  An Enterprise train passing Donabate. This train is going at 90 mph
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  The signal cabin at Donabate. Like the station house, this is also historical
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  A close up of the historical train station house depicting the sign "Donabate"

Future proposals

Under Transport 21, there were plans to continue the DART from Malahide railway station, through Donabate railway station and up to Drogheda railway station by 2015. However, this was delayed due to the Great Recession and was shelved in 2015 to make way for the development of the MetroLink.^[2] Subsequent long-term expansion plans have ambitions to electrify the station by 2040.^[3]