Navan Rail Line

Ronald Binge Redux

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123972292#Comment_123972292

They won't be empty for long. A rare case in Ireland of infrastructure that can drive development, which is commonsense nearly everywhere else.

thosewhoknow

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123968666#Comment_123968666

The line (orange line on the left) is already being diverted to run closer to Dunshaughlin in Option A, and development (Dun Rioga on the map) near the line is underway not even a kilometre away (according to Google Earth). I wouldn’t describe it as having to build a “new town.”

Citizen Six

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123967643#Comment_123967643

There's an M3 Parkway train that has about 300 passengers on it by the time it's in Clonsilla. Passengers regularly getting left behind on the platforms, as it's full. It's not just about the number of passengers from M3 Parkway. Those trains serve other stations too.

spacetweek

Also the M3 Parkway station is only representing a small amount of potential rail demand. We know that because of the sunk cost of owning a car, that a lot of people driving from Navan to Dublin will just drive past the station and continue to their destination. Total potential rail demand is more like a percentage of the car traffic between Navan and Dublin, and everybody who currently uses the bus.