Laytown railway station

Laytown

An Inse
General information
LocationLaytown, County Meath
Ireland
Coordinates53°40′44″N 6°14′32″W / 53.6790°N 6.2423°W / 53.6790; -6.2423
Owned byIarnród Éireann
LineBelfast–Dublin line
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
Station codeLTOWN
Fare zoneC
History
Opened1844
Services
Preceding station Iarnród Éireann Following station
Gormanston
towards Dublin Connolly or Grand Canal Dock
 Commuter Drogheda MacBride
towards Dundalk Clarke
Former services
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Mosney
Line open, station closed 		  Arrow
Northern Arrow 		  Drogheda MacBride
Line and station open
Future services
Preceding station Future services Following station
Gormanston   DART
Line 2 (phase 2) 		  Drogheda MacBride
Location

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

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

History

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.

See also

References

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