MJohnston wrote: » Well, equally I don't know whether I'd go to the likely huge expense of tunnelling under Sheriff St and building a new railway station building when it doesn't seem specifically necessary to achieve the objectives here. The alignment of the Northern/Drumcondra lines just north of the existing station seems relatively flexible, I guess I'm not seeing where the physical constraints come from putting it there. IMO that location where the proposed new station would go would be much more useful as a few hundred apartments, which could potentially be built before the railway order for this is even approved!
L1011 wrote: » With the depot basically in Kilcock and the track doubled to the depot, its clear that there'll be political pressure to extend to Kilcock now.
L1011 wrote: » They could do some of it - no way to practically access the existing platforms from the other lines for instance - but it doesn't fix the existing station being a temporary building in a bad location with no facilities. If you're going to end up rebuilding the station you would not keep it in that location.
LXFlyer wrote: » DART + Consultation for the Maynooth Line is now live:https://www.irishrail.ie/about-us/iarnrod-eireann-projects-and-investments/DART-Programme
MJohnston wrote: » Interesting that they're going for a road tunnel at Ashtown under both the rail line and the canal—that seems much more complex than an overbridge!
L1011 wrote: » Increased number of terminal platforms. At that location it should be possible to make it accessible from the Northern and Drumcondra lines also in future so it isn't just more terminal platforms for the lower line.
MJohnston wrote: » For a layman like myself, can anyone explain how this Spencer Dock station relocation would "increase the overall rail capacity in the City Centre"?
spacetweek wrote: » Sent a mail to NTA about Kishogue. Got a reply: So in 2010 they spend money to build the station - then left it there unopened. Now it 2020 they're spending more money to ready the station - only to leave it unopened again!
While the works which are necessary to allow the station to be open will be completed later this year, an exact opening date for the station has not yet been established. The timing of the opening of Kishogue Station will have to take into account the current Covid impacts on public transport capacity. It is intended that this issue will be kept under review over the coming months.
Pete_Cavan wrote: » I think it is worth noting that the [url=hhttps://www.irishrail.ie/Admin/IrishRail/media/Content/projects-and-investments/DART-brochure.PDF]DART Expansion brochure[/url] doesn't mention anything about relocating Docklands station. The scope of service for the Maynooth line DART upgrade also says; Nothing about relocation. The relocation thing is separate and there is no indication that it has been included in the scope since.
AngryLips wrote: » It's a shame they're not looking at Dart+ to Kilcock because that's very much a suburb of Dublin these days. It'll become the Greystones of this decade
1huge1 wrote: » I'd imagine if they can make it out to Maynooth, a spur to Kilcock will be on the cards at some stage similar to how the Greystones extension in 2001 was done (I'm aware that is also single track but to add an extra line to that is a much bigger project due to the cliff face).
Peregrine wrote: » They've included the area between Sheriff Street and the car park south of Central Square in the surveying tender for Maynooth.
LXFlyer wrote: » I’d take that brochure as a high level document, rather than a detailed description of the plans for DART expansion. The latter will only come when the public consultation takes place.
Pete_Cavan wrote: » I think it is worth noting that the [url=hhttps://www.irishrail.ie/Admin/IrishRail/media/Content/projects-and-investments/DART-brochure.PDF]DART Expansion brochure[/url] doesn't mention anything about relocating Docklands station. The scope of service for the Maynooth line DART upgrade also says; Nothing about relocation. The relocation thing is separate and there is no indication that it has been included in the scope since. Separately, the NTA seem to have suggested that they would like to relocate Docklands station but this is not an official project yet. My understanding is that it would relocate to the plot between Sheriff Street and Mayor Street, not where the DU Spencer Dock station was to be (which is the plot further south, between Mayor Street and North Wall Quay). The station would obviously have to pass under Sheriff Street and would possibly be below the level of Mayor Street as well, although not underground. I am sure that a relocated Docklands station could be built between Sheriff Street and Mayor Street in such a way to allow for construction of the DU tunnel and Spencer Dock station. They just need to determine the gradient of the track required to get under the Liffey and the relocated Docklands station gets built at the level immediately south of Sheriff Street. Ideally the relocated Docklands station would not be on the path of where the tracks heading for the tunnel are to be built. If that is not possible, they will have to lift the tracks at the relocated Docklands and regard in order to connect tracks to the section south of Mayor Street which would could some disruption although that could be the last piece of work before the tunnel opens.
Pete_Cavan wrote: » Nothing about relocation. The relocation thing is separate and there is no indication that it has been included in the scope since.
Remodelling Connolly Station and Docklands Station to increase capacity. Modifications at key junction approaching Connolly/Docklands Station from north and west to support increased services and flexibility
