CONNOLLY STATION
Read moreAlong with Heuston Station, it is the other main station in the Irish capital. The railway station was opened in November 1844 asAmiens Street Station after its street name. It was renamed Connolly Station in 1966 in honour of Irish patriot and revolutionary James Connolly. It serves the northern (Dundalk and then Belfast), northwestern (Sligo) and southeastern parts of the country (Wexford and Rosslare). The DART also passes through the station. Note that Heuston and Connolly stations are also linked by the Luas (red line)
PEARSE STATION
Read moreFormerly known as Westland Row Station (named after two Irish nationalist brothers in 1966, Patrick and William Pearse), this station opened the first Dublin-Dún Laoghaire journey on 17 December 1834. Located in the heart of Georgian Dublin, this station helps to relieve traffic congestion in the city by providing intra-urban links with the DART, the Irish RER, as well as national lines to major cities in Ireland (Belfast, Cork, Dundalk, Galway, Limerick). The Luas (tram) also passes through Pearse Station.