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Clonsilla - Dunboyne station plans unvieled

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  • 04-04-2007 11:33pm
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    Navan Junction
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    Announced at tonights public consulation.

    Plans may change at next public consultation, but unlikely according to IÉ.

    View at www.meathontrack.com


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    Transport21 Fan
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    I am as much much pro-motorway as I am railways. But looking at the last images of the Pace station and seeing the "wire" of a railway line and then compare it to the massive amount of land, space and engineering needed for a motorway. The contrast could not be more striking in demonstrating the incredible people-moving ability of a railway compared to a motorway when comparing the engineering footprint of one to the other.

    The most depressing aspect of all was seeing the line fade just past the M3 junction with "End of Project" next to it. Still, only another 20 miles left to Navan...


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    BrandonBlock
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    connolly to navan in 50 mins? lol it barely gets to clonsilla in 50 mins..


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    Skyhater
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    BrandonBlock wrote:
    connolly to navan in 50 mins? lol it barely gets to clonsilla in 50 mins..

    God the glass is half-empty today :)
    I've travelled on the Connolly to Clonsilla rout hundreds of times and it has never taken more that 30mins. Average is about 23mins.


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    OTK
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    I've got a suggestion for Navan transport:
    *downgrade the M3 project to safety improvements and 2+1 (a motorway will compete with any rail line and make it unviable)
    *fund the rail line with developer contributions, possibly from new stations with new towns along the line.

    What is the estimated cost of rail to Navan via Clonsilla?


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    Zoney
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    OTK wrote:
    (a motorway will compete with any rail line and make it unviable)

    Not when said motorway involves tolls and empties onto an urban dual carriageway that is woefully over-capacity, which then in turn empties onto the M50 through an over-capacity junction...

    Plenty of potential for a well run train service to get ample customers on the route, motorway or not!


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    OTK
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    Does phase 2 of the m50 upgrade not include m3 junction upgrade and m50 extra lanes? Outside of recession all urban, radial dual carriageways are under capacity at peak hour - that is their nature.


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    Zoney
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    OTK wrote:
    Does phase 2 of the m50 upgrade not include m3 junction upgrade and m50 extra lanes?

    It may be *less* hellish afterward, but it'll still be awful traffic. Traffic will in fact increase by virtue of the extra capacity being provided.

    Besides, I don't know that delayed as the Navan line plans are, that it won't be open before M50 phase 2. There's already a bit of noise over IKEA - that's contingent on M50 phase 2 which isn't even starting any time soon as far as I know.


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