Blackrock, Dublin 5.55

Blackrock is a suburb of Dublin, Ireland, 3km northwest of Dún Laoghaire.Location and accessBlackrock covers a large but not precisely defined area, rising from sea level on the coast to 90m at White's Cross on the N11 national primary road. Blackrock is bordered by Booterstown, Mount Merrion, Stillorgan, Foxrock, Deansgrange and Monkstown. The area has a range of industries, notably in the IT and service areas.TransportBlackrock has a station on the Dublin Area Rapid Transit (DART) line, which is 15 minutes away by train from the city centre. The DART runs on the same track that was built in 1834 for the Dublin-Kingstown railway. Blackrock railway station, on both the DART and the mainline Dublin-Wexford railway, opened on 17 December 1834.Dublin Bus also serves the area with multiple bus routes. These are routes 4, 7, 7a, 17, 46e, 84/a and 114.The Aircoach services to Dublin Airport from Dalkey and Greystones call at Blackrock en route to the airport.