Openings
The DSE had two main stations in Dublin on separate lines: Westland Row (renamed after Padraig Pearse in 1966) and a terminus at Harcourt Street. Apart from the main line to Wexford there were also branches to Shillelagh and Waterford. Sections were opened as follows:
- Dublin to Kingstown Pier: 17 December 1834.
- Kingstown Pier to Kingstown (location of current station): 13 May 1837
- Kingstown to Sandycove: 19 March 1844 1
- Sandycove to Dalkey (atmospheric station): 19 August 1843 1
- Dalkey (atmospheric station) to Dalkey: 10 October 1855
- Dalkey to Bray: 10 July 1854 2
- Bray to Wicklow (Murrough): 30 October 1855 3,4
- Wicklow Junction to Rathdrum (Kilcommon): 20 August 1861
- Rathdrum to Ovoca (Avoca): 18 July 1863
- Ovoca (Avoca) to Enniscorthy: 16 November 1863
- Enniscorthy to Wexford (Carcur): 17 August 1872
- Wexford (Carcur) to Wexford North: August 1874
- branch to New Ross: 1887
- City of Dublin Junction Railways: 1 May 1891
- extension from New Ross to Waterford: 1904. This extension connected with the Great Southern and Western Railway, which in turn connected with trains for the south of Ireland.
- These two sections were opened as the Dalkey Atmospheric Railway
- A deviation between Ballybrack and Bray was opened on 1 October 1915 due to coastal erosion
- From Wicklow Junction to the Murrough station was bypassed when the line was extended to Rathdrum (Kilcommon). It remained in use as a freight station and saw occasional passenger services.
- There have been numerous deviations between Bray and Wicklow due to coastal erosion.
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