Tara St. DART Station

The Tara street Dart station is just over the most ugly bridge that runs over the river Liffey and is home to an inner city dart station and a whole host of beggars on the street level. I’m sure the station is very convenient for people coming into the city from Bray and Howth but its not one of the most attractive places.

This used to be my most frequent DART station going into town. It’s got a great view of the Custom House!
The only thing I didn’t like about this palace is the other entrance. It’s opened at odd hours and it’s a bit scary since it doesn’t seem to ever have anyone around. Also the signage is kind of bad too.
Other than that, it’s nice and clean!

By far the easiest City Centre station to navigate, Tara Street station is the clean, well lit sort of mid-​city stop that keeps travellers confident.
While its single pub has been shuttered a good long while, there is a rather well-​appointed news stand just outside of the wide bank of turnstiles.
For tickets and information that (ok, is a little grudging at 7am on a Wednesday) can get you where you need to go anywhere along the DART line, queue up (but be assertive as the lines can get a little blurry and anyone can jump ahead) and ask at the booths just to your right as you enter.
Also, here’s a bonus for regular commuters at Tara street: much like its larger brother Connolly, this station is seen as a key area to target young urban professionals –several times a year companies will stake out the front of the station to offer free samples and give-​aways. Keep than in mind next time you’re thinking of whether to take the bus or DART!

Tara Street Dart station has been jazzed up recently with new turn-​styles that are built practically on the platform so you don’t have a hope if you were thinking of DARTing and dashing! Like at all city centre stations, security has been tightened mightily in the past few years so ticketless chancers beware!
Although technically on the South-​side, I always jump off at Tara when I’m heading to the North-​side for some shopping. There’s some dispute among my acquaintances over whether Connolly or Tara Street is actually closer to the O’Connell Street/​Henry Street area (ok, dispute is probably a bit strong of a word for it!). I go with Tara every time but really it’s much of a muchness.
The station itself has well-​stocked newsagents downstairs to meet the newspaper and coffee demands of busy commuters. Be a bit careful in this area if you’re running for one of the later DARTs — it gets a little bit lonely by dark.

Tara Street is one of the forgotten DART stations. Oddly, everyone insists on getting out at either Pearse or Connolly if they’re going into town, even though Tara is probably the handiest. Located (just about!) on the southside, it’s the station nearest to Temple Bar and straddles the north/​south divide quite well. As a station itself though, it’s not the best… the narrowness of the platforms hint to its under-​use, while the fact that the ticket machines and offices are outside the actual station building is frankly baffling, and highly annoying in the Irish summer (rain). It is right next to the 90 bus stop though, which goes straight to Heuston Station, which, no matter how much you try and convince yourself otherwise, is too far to walk.