Transport
The Dalkey Atmospheric station at Atmospheric Road (29 March 1844 to 12 April 1854) was the terminus for the first commercial application of the atmospheric system of train propulsion.
The current Dalkey railway station was opened on 10 July 1854. The station is served by the DART electric rail system which affords quick access to and from Dublin City Centre. Spectacular clifftop views of Dalkey Island and Killiney Bay are afforded as the train emerges from a short tunnel just south of Dalkey Station. Sit on the left side of the train as it leaves Dalkey. Many passengers report seeing the resident pod of dolphins playing in the water between this point and Killiney Station. The train has been known to slow down if they are putting on a show!
An Aircoach service with a stop at Hyde Road links the area with Dublin Airport. Dublin Bus services 59, 7d and 8 link the area with the city centre and the nearby port town of Dun Laoghaire from which Stenaline operates a car ferry service to Holyhead in the UK.
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