A MAN HAS been rushed to hospital following a stabbing on a Dart train in Dublin.

The incident took place at around 10:15pm between the Killester and Harmonstown stations.

The victim, who was in his late teens, received a stab wound to the chest, Gardaí have said.

He was taken to Beaumont Hospital following the incident. His injuries are believed to be non-life threatening.

Gardaí and members of Dublin Fire Brigade attended the scene and a man in his late teens was arrested at the scene and taken to Raheny Garda station where he is being held under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.

Gardaí have said that it appears that the victim and the attacker knew each other.