Howth Junction & Donaghmede railway station
railway station in Ireland
Howth Junction & Donaghmede railway station (Irish: Stáisiún Ghabhal Bhinn Éadair agus Dhomhnach Míde) (also known as Howth Junction on automated Irish Rail station announcements and Howth Junction Donaghmede on onboard train announcements) serves the area of Donaghmede, and parts of Kilbarrack in Dublin, Ireland.
One entrance is located in Donaghmede, the other in Kilbarrack, and it is where the line to Howth branches off the Belfast–Dublin line, making it the key exchange station on the northern section of the DART suburban railway system.
History
Howth Junction station opened on 1 October 1848.
2021 assault
A woman was knocked onto a rail track at the station around 9pm on 1 April 2021. CCTV of the incident circulated on social media. It showed teens standing on the platform. When one woman ran by, two teens attempted to shove her, one of them moving his bike into her path. A second woman with a bag ran by, the bike was shoved in her direction and she fell under the DART. Onlookers tried to help her and a security guard helped her as onlookers urged the driver not to move off in case she was injured. Youths were seen on CCTV moving away from the incident. Gardaí are treating it as an assault.
The public source identifies “Howth Junction & Donaghmede railway station” as railway station in Ireland. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Howth, Junction and Donaghmede.
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