DART+
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| Type of project | Commuter rail |
| Location | Greater Dublin Area |
| Country | Ireland |
| Status | In progress |
| Website | dartplus.ie |
DART+ is a proposed commuter rail project in the Greater Dublin Area in Ireland, aimed at expanding the existing Dublin Area Rapid Transit (DART) network. DART+ consists of five main sub-projects: DART+ West, DART+ South West, DART+ Coastal North, DART+ Coastal South (each servicing distinct areas of County Dublin), and DART+ Fleet.[1] As of late 2023[update][[Category:Articles containing potentially dated statements from Expression error: Unexpected < operator.]], Iarnród Éireann have lodged planning applications for DART+ West and South West[2], while public consultations on DART+ Coastal North have concluded.[3]
Background
The Dublin Area Rapid Transit (DART) is an electrified commuter railway established in 1984 that runs along the coast of Dublin, from Greystones to Howth and Malahide. Prior to DART+, several extensions of the DART network had been proposed, including an underground line, which was eventually put on hold.[4] The DART+ project is funded by the National Development Plan 2021 to 2030 of the National Transport Authority of Ireland.[5]
Overview
The DART+ Project is divided into four lines:
- West - Maynooth and M3 Parkway to City Centre
- South West - Hazelhatch and Celbridge to City Centre
- Coastal North - Drogheda to City Centre
- Coastal South - Greystones to City Centre,
and DART+ Fleet, a project aimed at adding new, electrified rolling stock to the DART network.[1]
Timeline
Pre-2021
A DART expansion programme resembling the current DART+ programme was first mentioned as the "DART Expansion" in the Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Area 2016 - 2035 document, published in 2016 by the National Transport Authority.[6]
In August 2020, the project was formally launched by the NTA under the DART+ name alongside the opening of public consultation for the DART+ West sub-project.[7]
2021-2023
In August 2023, Iarnród Éireann ordered 95 new carriages (65 battery-electric carriages, 30 electric carriages) for DART+ Coastal North, running between Drogheda and Dublin, which are due to enter service in 2025.[8] The French transportation company Alstom was awarded the contract to build charging facilities in Drogheda by the end of 2024 to support the carriages.[9]
In November 2023, as part of DART+, works began on the new Woodbrook Station, located between Shankill and Bray. The station is due to open in 2025.[10]
Criticism
Several proposed lines of the DART+ project have been criticised for missing stations, as well as their potential impacts on nearby communities.[11][12]
See Also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "About Dart+". dartplus.ie. DART+.
- ↑ McCarron, Jamie. "New DART+ prototype unveiled, first carriages to enter service in 2025". thejournal.ie. TheJournal. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ↑ McCabe, Donald. "Iarnród Éireann launches second public consultation for bringing DART to Louth". dundalkdemocrat.ie. Dundalk Democrat. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ↑ Bardon, Sarah (8 September 2015). "Government abandons Dart Underground project". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 10 Dec 2023. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Hussey, Sinéad. "Rail capacity between Dublin, Drogheda set to double". rte.ie. RTE. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ↑ Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Area 2016 - 2035 (PDF), National Transport Agency, retrieved 10 December 2023
- ↑ "Radical new DART+ Plan for Dublin Launched". National Transport Authority. 26 August 2020. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Nevin, Emma (11 August 2023). "Drogheda to Dublin DART+ trains to be battery-electric powered in just two years". DublinLive. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ↑ "Fast-charging facilities for new DART+ trains at Drogheda Station as contract awarded". The Irish Independent. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ↑ Galvin, Tom (10 Nov 2023). "Irish Rail says work on 32nd DART station to begin this month near Shankill". Irish Independent. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ↑ Deegan, Gordon. "Hearing to be held over planned DART+ West upgrade after 158 submissions received". breakingnews.ie. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ↑ Dalby, Claudia. "A Planned DART Line May Pass Through Ballyfermot Without Stopping". dublininquirer.com. Dublin Inquirer. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
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