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DART+ West Railway Order to Bring DART to Maynooth

By Ryan Harmon
The application for a Railway Order for DART+ West is set to be lodged later this week, Iarnród Éireann has said. The application will seek permission to extend the electrified DART network from Connolly/Spencer Dock area to west of Maynooth, Co Kildare and to M3 Parkway, Co. Meath. It is set to be the first major Railway Order application […]
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Iarnród Éireann to Have Most Sustainable Fleet in Irish Public Transport History

By Ryan Harmon
The largest and most sustainable ever order of fleet for Ireland’s public transport network was confirmed as Alstom were awarded a contract by Iarnród Éireann (IÉ) for up to 750 new rail carriages over the coming decade. Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan T.D., Global CEO/Chairman of Alstom Henri Poupart-Lafarge and Chief Executive of the National […]
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Government Approves DART+ Programme

By Ryan Harmon
The Dart +West programme has been given government approval to enter the planning system, which is a crucial milestone in expanding and transforming the rail network in the Greater Dublin Area. Government today also approved the preliminary business case for the wider DART+ Programme. DART+ will: Double passenger capacity per hour to 52,000 and treble […]