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Title: Transport 21 Railway Projects in the Greater Dublin Area By Dick Fearn Chief Executive, Iarnrd irean


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Transport 21 Railway Projects in the Greater
Dublin AreaByDick FearnChief Executive,
Iarnród Éireann02 March 2006
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Presentation Content
  • Update on projects currently underway or near
    completion
  • Current status of Transport 21 projects planned
    for delivery over the coming 5 years
  • Planning for longer term projects due for
    delivery within 10 years
  • Brief summary of high profile national projects

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Drogheda
Maynooth
Rail Network Dublin Area
Howth
Connolly
Phoenix Park Tunnel
River Liffey
Tara St
Heuston
Kildare
Pearse
Bray
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Iarnród Éireann Dublin Suburban Development
Strategy
  • Phase 1 New trains/Longer trains
  • Phase 2 More train paths/More terminal
    capacity
  • Phase 3 New infrastructure/New
    lines/Interconnector Electrification

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Progress to Date Phase 1
  • Fleet renewal 180 railcars now in fleet
  • 8-car commuter trains on all routes capacity
    1200
  • Additional services on Maynooth, Northern and
    Kildare
  • DART Infrastructure upgrade for 8-car trains
  • 8-car DARTs in service
  • DART fleet refurbishment underway
  • Real Time Passenger Information, Ticket Vending
    Machines, Exit Validation

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Transport 21 Priority Projects
  • Docklands Station
  • Kildare line upgrading
  • DART resignalling
  • Clonsilla to Dunboyne/M3
  • Additional rolling stock

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Docklands Station
  • Design completed
  • Lodge for planning in March
  • Commence construction in 2006
  • Complete and operational in 2007
  • Provides additional city terminal capacity
  • Serves a rapidly developing residential/commercial
    district

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DART Resignalling
  • Increase the capacity of the central area from 12
    to 16 trains per hour
  • Design office in place and planning commenced
  • Commence work in 2007
  • Complete by 2008 with minimal disruption to
    customers

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Kildare Line Project
  • Quadrupling of a key section of the Kildare line
    between Cherry Orchard and Hazelhatch
  • Railway Order lodged in 2005 and public enquiry
    completed in February 2006
  • Awaiting Inspectors Report
  • Work to commence in 2006 for completion in 2009
  • Adamstown and Park West stations to be completed
    earlier

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Clonsilla to Dunboyne/M3
  • Feasibility study completed
  • Detailed design will commence in 2006
  • Railway Order/Public Enquiry in 2007
  • Complete by end 2009
  • Scoping study to be undertaken for Dunboyne to
    Navan section

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New Stations
  • Phoenix Park
  • Grange Road/Baldoyle
  • Park West
  • Adamstown
  • Hansfield

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Future Development of Network
  • Electrification of the entire network
  • Northern line
  • Maynooth line
  • Kildare line
  • Interconnector tunnel
  • New stations
  • Additional electric trains
  • Tunnel alignment study complete and some design
    work underway
  • Liaison with RPA
  • Feasibility study of Maynooth line
    electrification underway

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What is the Interconnector?
  • The Missing Link in the network.
  • A railway tunnel (5.2kms), linking Connolly /
    Spencer Dock with Heuston
  • 5 underground stations
  • Heuston
  • High Street
  • Stephens Green
  • Pearse
  • Docklands

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HIGH STREET
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New National Developments
  • New trains for Cork service commencing shortly
  • 120 InterCity railcars ordered for delivery in
    2007
  • Safety investment well advanced
  • Resignalling complete on 4 lines and underway on
    Westport and Rosslare
  • Cork commuter services in 2008
  • Western Rail Corridor (Ennis to Athenry) in 2008

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Conclusion
  • Iarnród Éireann welcome Transport 21 and its
    positive endorsement of the role that rail has to
    play in helping to solve Dublins commuting
    problems
  • Much progress has been made in recent years in
    expanding capacity
  • Iarnród Éireann have commenced work on the next
    phase of priority projects and will meet the
    Transport 21 deadlines
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