Rail Vision 2030: The Future of Rail Transport in Ireland
This report, commissioned by Iarnród Éireann envisages longer-term electrification of key sections of the network on sustainability grounds, and calls for connections for Dublin Airport to be progressed – initially via a major M50 Park and Ride station, with a spur from the existing DART line to the Airport to follow. While focused on the national network, the report also endorsed key elements of the Dublin rail strategy, including DART Underground, and the extension of the DART network to Commuter lines in the Greater Dublin area.
The key findings of the report include:
– The national Intercity and commuter network has a key role to play in promoting economic development
– The need to ensure that the maintenance and renewal of the infrastructure on an ongoing basis is safeguarded, to avoid the asset being ‘run down’ over time
– Investment in track to give journey time improvements of up to 30 minutes on key Intercity routes, including Dublin to Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Galway, Mayo and Waterford, resulting in journey times of 2 hours from Dublin/Cork; 1 hour 45 minutes Dublin/Galway, and under 2 hours for other major cities
- Issues:
- Infrastructure, Technological innovation
- Region:
- Europe
- Country:
- Ireland
- Year Published:
- 2012
- Institution:
- Iarnród Éireann/Irish rail