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The Irish Sun
3 days ago
- Business
- The Irish Sun
‘Public spoke & we listened' – Irish Rail confirm new station plans for busy Dublin suburb in huge boost for commuters
COMMUTERS are set for a major boost as Irish Rail has introduced plans for a new train station in the Cabra area of Dublin. Irish Rail recently announced that the new station would be located in the centre of Cabra, on the existing Phoenix Park Tunnel line, providing connections within the capital. Advertisement 2 Irish Rail has proposed a new station for Cabra Credit: Irish Rail/Future Realities Studios 2 It is set to provide rail access for up to 26k people living within one km of the station Credit: Irish Rail/Future Realities Studios The new station is set to provide rail access for up to 26,000 people living within one km of the station. It comes after a large number of locals asked for a new station at After the study, If the plan is approved, the construction of the new station at Cabra will be delivered together with the Dart+ programme works. Advertisement READ MORE ON IRISH RAIL It is funded by the As part of the Dart+ South West project, a new station at Heuston West is also proposed to be built, connecting commuters to the south and west of the country, including Currently, this line serves the services between Newbridge, Hazelhatch and Celbridge, and Dublin Connolly and Grand Canal Dock. The Cabra station can also offer interchange opportunities for Advertisement MOST READ ON THE IRISH SUN Warning And it will be an approximately 20-minute walk from the new station to the TUD campus at Grandegorman, providing students with an extra mode of public transport. 'The pandemic is over' cry fuming Irish Rail passengers as they demand return of popular service The plans and documents of the new station will be on display at the Deaf Village Ireland Campus from today until July 2, with the information also available to view on the Irish Rail website. Speaking at the campaign's launch for the new station, the Irish Rail Chief Executive 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. Advertisement "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." 'GREAT BENEFIT TO CABRA' Darragh O'Brien, Minister for Transport, said: "I am delighted to support the launch of this public information today for the development of a new rail station in Cabra. "The station will be of great benefit to Cabra and I'm very happy to see it move forward with public input." Advertisement NTA's head of rail investment Marcello Corsi said: "The NTA very much welcomes this progress on the project and we would encourage people to use this opportunity to find out about the benefits it will deliver for their community. "The development of railway station at Cabra was a key component for this area in NTA's Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy, and is part of an overall plan to make an improved rail network available to a greater number of people across the region.'
Irish Independent
6 days ago
- Business
- Irish Independent
Dart extension to Wicklow town pushed back to 2030
The National Transport Authority included the extension as part of their Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy 2022-2042 that was adopted in 2023. An extension of the line to Wicklow town is currently under active review with battery-electric carriages, which are undergoing testing and expected to be used when the service begins operations. The line extension has been hit with many false starts in recent years. In 2019, it was announced that the Dart for Wicklow town would begin serving passengers by 2023-2024. Timeframes for 2025 and 2026 were also promised but were subsequently missed. In February 2025, representatives from Irish Rail met with members from the Transport, Infrastructure Delivery and Emergency Services, Strategic Policy Committee of Wicklow County Council where they were told that an hourly service would be introduced by the end of 2028. This follows a presentation from then NTA CEO Anne Graham and now interim chief Hugh Creegan to Wicklow County Council's monthly meeting in October of last year, confirming that the NTA are looking at a four-to-five-year timeframe to introduce the service. Now in a parliamentary update to Wicklow TDs John Brady and Jennifer Whitmore Transport Minister Darragh O'Brien confirmed that it won't be until the end of this decade when trains will begin carrying passengers on a more frequent basis. 'The new battery-electric Dart carriages will first be deployed from Dublin to Drogheda from next year. As more carriages arrive, it may be feasible to also deploy them to extend Dart services to and from Wicklow, subject to funding and approvals for the required charging infrastructure. The NTA is currently examining this issue with a view to progressing the extension around 2029.' he added.
