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Re: The New Metro - a great amenity for North Dublin - What route?

Wouldn't it make sense to go for the Finglas option, given that running to the west, and then along the south of the airport would open up the possibility of having stops for the 2nd terminal whenever it opens? Going with the other 2 options completely closes off any possibility of rail access to new terminal.
 
Re: The New Metro - a great amenity for North Dublin - What route?

ronan_d_john said:
Wouldn't it make sense to go for the Finglas option, given that running to the west, and then along the south of the airport would open up the possibility of having stops for the 2nd terminal whenever it opens? Going with the other 2 options completely closes off any possibility of rail access to new terminal.
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Eh, the new terminal in Dublin Airport will ajoin the existing terminal.

There is NO plan for a terminal on grounds to the west of the airport.

The Fingals option is there purely to make up the numbers as the RPA must include 3 options.
 
Re: The New Metro - a great amenity for North Dublin - What route?

Bluetonic said:
Eh, the new terminal in Dublin Airport will ajoin the existing terminal.

There is NO plan for a terminal on grounds to the west of the airport.

The Fingals option is there purely to make up the numbers as the RPA must include 3 options.
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The central option is probably a done deal. To save costs, it looks like they want to put a stop beside the Great Southern, rather than tunnel so as to have a stop under the terminal.
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Re: The New Metro - a great amenity for North Dublin - What route?

The proposed/general route can be viewed at under maps.

Metro systems don't run on-street.
 
Re: The New Metro - a great amenity for North Dublin - What route?

Slightly off topic - what the hell is this graphic at the top of of the DTO web pages? :confused:
 
Re: The New Metro - a great amenity for North Dublin - What route?

Jaydee said:
The proposed/general route can be viewed at under maps.

Metro systems don't run on-street.
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These should be complete segregation for a proper metro.
 
Re: The New Metro - a great amenity for North Dublin - What route?

ClubMan said:
Slightly off topic - what the hell is this graphic at the top of of the DTO web pages? :confused:
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This is the DTO's Saturn model. They use it to forecast traffic growth and other wonderful transport-related impacts. The image is of the structure of the model.
 
Re: The New Metro - a great amenity for North Dublin - What route?

Bluetonic said:
Eh, the new terminal in Dublin Airport will ajoin the existing terminal.

There is NO plan for a terminal on grounds to the west of the airport.

The Fingals option is there purely to make up the numbers as the RPA must include 3 options.
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I believe the West route is there not just because the RPA are making up the numbers but because there is an old unused railway line that runs from Broadstone right up to broombridge station (West Cabra/Finglas) which is on the maynooth line. So there would be no digging until you got to Finglas and it would link up with another rail service. If that did happen this city might start resembling others with decent transport links.
 
Re: The New Metro - a great amenity for North Dublin - What route?

Does anybody else think it is a bit of a waste of money building a metro from Stephen's Green to O'Connell St when an extension of the Luas line is planned on that route too?
 
Re: The New Metro - a great amenity for North Dublin - What route?

Barry O'Conn said:
Does anybody else think it is a bit of a waste of money building a metro from Stephen's Green to O'Connell St when an extension of the Luas line is planned on that route too?
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It will connect with the dart there when the interconnector between spencer dock and heuston is built.
 
Re: The New Metro - a great amenity for North Dublin - What route?

Bluetonic said:
Eh, the new terminal in Dublin Airport will ajoin the existing terminal.

There is NO plan for a terminal on grounds to the west of the airport.

The Fingals option is there purely to make up the numbers as the RPA must include 3 options.
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Not true there is plans for a 3rd terminal to the west of the airport

see the airport masterplan
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I know this is all academic but the finglas option is the only one that could possibly accommodate the new "west" terminal as well as the main terminal.you will know what I mean if you see the map.
 
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