According to Iarnród Éireann, the application for a Railway Order for DART+ West is set to be lodged later this on Friday the 29th. The application will seek permission to extend the electrified DART network from Connolly/Spencer Dock area to west of Maynooth, Co Kildare and to M3 Parkway, Co. Meath. It is set to be the first major Railway Order application under the current National Development Plan.
The planned infrastructure improvements include:
- 40Km of electrification and re-signalling of the Maynooth and M3 Parkway lines to the city centre, to allow more trains operate, and more sustainably.
- A new second station entrance on Preston Street and rail capacity enhancements at Connolly Station.
- Construction of a new station at Spencer Dock with direct interchange with the Luas Red Line.
- Closure of six level crossings & provision of replacements accesses where required for vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists, to ensure increased service frequency does not result in road congestion at level crossings, or impact on connectivity within communities.
- Construction of a new DART depot facility west of Maynooth Station, to maintain the new DART+ fleet.
- All civil, bridge and ancillary works as necessary to accommodate the project.
- New electric DART carriages for the DART+ Programme will be deployed on Maynooth / M3 Parkway services.
Funded by the NTA, under Project Ireland 2040, DART+ West will provide a greatly enhanced passenger carrying capacity with increases of more than 160%. It will deliver a more sustainable transport option, via electrification and new electric trains, for communities in Maynooth, Leixlip, Clonsilla, Coolmine, Castleknock, Navan Road, Ashtown, Broombridge, Pelletstown, Drumcondra, Spencer Dock and Connolly on the Maynooth line, as well as Hansfield, Dunboyne and M3 Parkway on the M3 Parkway line.
For more information on today's announcement visit: https://www.nationaltransport.ie/dart-west-railway-order-to-be-lodged-with-an-bord-pleanala-to-bring-dart-to-maynooth/
