Irish Rail unveils plans for new Cabra train station
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Irish Rail has announced its plan to develop a new railway station in Cabra.
The station will be located on the existing Phoenix Park Tunnel line. The transport service will be displaying the plans at the Deaf Village Ireland Campus, Cabra, from today until July 2.
The new station will provide rail access for up to 26,000 people living within one km of the station, offering direct and frequent services to Dublin city centre. It will also offer greater connectivity to Commuter stations between ParkWest and Newbridge.
It will also connect commuters to the south and west of the country, including Cork, Limerick and Galway, via the planned new station at Heuston West, which is to be constructed as part of the DART+ South West project.
During the public consultation for the DART+ South West project - which will boost frequency and capacity of services on the route - a significant number of local residents requested that a new station at Cabra be considered.
Located in the centre of Cabra, the new station will provide public transport interchange opportunities, with the proposed Dublin BusConnects routes passing along the adjacent R147 Cabra Road, as well as local cycle routes running along the R805 Old Cabra Road. There is also potential for Interchange with the proposed new Glasnevin station for connections to the Metrolink once in service. It is also approximately 20-minutes by foot from the new station to the TUD campus at Grangegorman.
Chief Executive of Irish Rail Jim Meade said: 'The provision of this new station at Cabra demonstrates the power of public consultation. The public spoke and we listened. This station will provide excellent connectivity for the residents of Cabra. The railway line has always been part of Cabra, but yet the community has not been rail connected. This is about to change and change for the better."
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