New DART station Woodbrook opens in Dublin
Woodbrook Station is located between Shankill in south Dublin and Bray in Co Wicklow and is the 147th train station on the Irish Rail network.
In a social media post this morning, Iarnród Éireann shared a picture of the first train at the station this morning with the caption: "First DART stops at our newest station, Woodbrook, NOW OPEN! Up to 191 daily services, 40 minutes to city centre, at the heart of new developments which will deliver c. 2,300 new homes.
First DART stops at our newest station, Woodbrook, NOW OPEN!
Up to 191 daily services, 40 minutes to city centre, at the heart of new developments which will deliver c. 2,300 new homes.
More info: https://t.co/YKJKS5iCB4 @TFIupdates @Dept_Transport pic.twitter.com/VIRxWO9rFv
— Iarnród Éireann (@IrishRail) August 10, 2025
Iarnród Éireann's Head of Communications Barry Kenny said last week that the station's opening was a "positive delivery of public transport planning".
Speaking on RTÉ's Morning Ireland, he said several new housing developments are being built in the area, which will be "directly served by this DART station".
"This is an example of delivering public transport. It is there as the communities develop and grow," he said.
Mr Kenny acknowledged that more capacity is needed on the DART infrastructure overall and said they are investing in doubling capacity in the Greater Dublin Area.
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