Dublin Pearse railway station: Difference between revisions
===Station renovation===
===Station renovation===
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.
An additional Southbound entrance ([[Pearse Street]] and Trinity Bio Science) was opened 9 April 2013.{{Cite web|url=http://www.irishrail.ie/cat_news.jsp?i=4796&p=116&n=237|title=New entrance to Dublin Pearse Station opens – access to Pearse St & Trinity Bio-Science|url-status=dead| archive-url = https://archive.today/20130616101758/www.irishrail.ie/cat_news.jsp?i=4796&p=116&n=237 | archive-date = 16 June 2013}} At the official opening of the entrance by Minister Leo Varadkar the National Transport Authority used the term ”Pearse Street Station”{{efn|name=”GardaStn”}} in the title of a page on its website although there was no evidence of any official renaming.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nationaltransport.ie/new-entrance-to-pearse-street-station-opened-by-minister-varadkar/|title=New Entrance to Pearse Street Station opened by Minister Varadkar|date=10 April 2013|website=National Transport}} with other examples of that usage in media elsewhere.{{Cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/environment/dart-service-disruptions-due-over-pearse-station-roof-repairs-1.3672197|title=Dart service disruptions due over Pearse station roof repairs|first=Jack|last=Power|newspaper=The Irish Times}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.breakingnews.ie/lifestyle/dart-driver-arrives-to-marriage-proposal-at-pearse-street-station-1051814.html|title=Dart driver arrives to marriage proposal at Pearse Street station|website=BreakingNews.ie}}
An additional Southbound entrance ([[Pearse Street]] and Trinity Bio Science) was opened 9 April 2013.{{Cite web|url=http://www.irishrail.ie/cat_news.jsp?i=4796&p=116&n=237|title=New entrance to Dublin Pearse Station opens – access to Pearse St & Trinity Bio-Science|url-status=dead| archive-url = https://archive.today/20130616101758/www.irishrail.ie/cat_news.jsp?i=4796&p=116&n=237 | archive-date = 16 June 2013}} At the official opening of the entrance by Minister Leo Varadkar the National Transport Authority used the term ”Pearse Street Station”{{efn|name=”GardaStn”}} in the title of a page on its website although there was no evidence of any official renaming.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nationaltransport.ie/new-entrance-to-pearse-street-station-opened-by-minister-varadkar/|title=New Entrance to Pearse Street Station opened by Minister Varadkar|date=10 April 2013|website=National Transport}} with other examples of that usage in media elsewhere.{{Cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/environment/dart-service-disruptions-due-over-pearse-station-roof-repairs-1.3672197|title=Dart service disruptions due over Pearse station roof repairs|first=Jack|last=Power|newspaper=The Irish Times}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.breakingnews.ie/lifestyle/dart-driver-arrives-to-marriage-proposal-at-pearse-street-station-1051814.html|title=Dart driver arrives to marriage proposal at Pearse Street station|website=BreakingNews.ie}}
===Signalling improvements===
===Signalling improvements===
Railway station in Dublin, Ireland
Pearse railway station (Irish: Stáisiún na bPiarsach) or Dublin Pearse is a railway station on Westland Row on the Southside of Dublin, Ireland. It is Ireland’s busiest commuter station and second busiest station overall (behind Dublin Connolly railway station) with 9 million passenger journeys through the station in 2016.[1]
Services[edit]
All DART services stop at the station. Additionally Pearse is on the South Eastern Commuter (Dublin Connolly to Gorey) and South Western Commuter (Grand Canal Dock to Newbridge) routes, and is a terminus for the Northern Commuter (to Balbriggan / Dundalk) and Western Commuter (to Maynooth / Longford) services. It also services the InterCity (from Dublin Connolly to Rosslare Europort) route.[2]
Facilities[edit]
The station has two through platforms,…
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