DART
Commuter rail · Dublin · Iarnrod Eireann / Irish Rail
1 line · 51 stations · 42 interchanges
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Quick facts
- Operator
- Iarnrod Eireann / Irish Rail runs DART and the wider Dublin commuter rail network.
- Payment
- Use Leap Card in the Dublin Short Hop Zone, or buy rail tickets for trips beyond it.
- DART is the coastal rail layer, not a tram.
- Leap CardRegional rail
- Network type
- Electrified coastal commuter rail, useful for bay trips and north-south movement along the coast.
- Commuter railCoastal rail
- Useful visitor pattern
- Use it for Howth, Dun Laoghaire, Bray, Greystones, and coastal day trips.
- Howth branchMalahide branch
Mike’s notes
DART is the Dublin coastal layer. It is not the thing you use for a pub crawl around the center. It is the thing that makes Howth, Dun Laoghaire, Bray, and Greystones feel like normal extensions of the trip.
How to think about it
Luas is the tram. DART is the bay railway. That sounds obvious, but it matters because the trips are different. DART is good for longer north-south movement and coastal walks. Luas is better for city edges and station links.
Good visitor rides
Howth is the easy classic: train out, harbor, cliff walk, seafood, train back. Bray and Greystones are the south-side version, especially if you want the cliff walk between them. Dun Laoghaire is the lighter half-day.
Use Leap inside the Dublin commuter area, and check the rail fare if you are going farther than the normal visitor orbit.
Short history
1984
DART opens
Dublin's electrified suburban rail begins service along the bay, turning the coast into an easy rail corridor.
2000s-2020s
The commuter network keeps expanding
DART sits inside a larger commuter-rail system, with electrification and expansion plans shaping how Dublin grows beyond the center.