New rail line along the M1 among proposals considered by Iarnród Éireann over ongoing congestion woes
https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/new-rail-line-along-the-m1-among-proposals-considered-by-iarnrod-eireann-over-ongoing-congestion-woes/a990760278.html
Posted by Otsde-St-9929
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Look if there is ever a rail proposal in this country the default answer should be “yes”
The unwillingness of the state to build new alignments for railways is kind of crazy.
When we build motorways to upgrade national roads, we don’t just widen the road.
Like the western rail corridor shouldn’t just be reopened. New lines should be built too.
The idea of a new line to Drogheda from Clongriffin along the M1 alignment is in the all-Ireland rail review, so it’s already sorta on the cards.
I find it hard to believe that a new rail line would truly be easier than quad tracking (but the experts apparently disagree). It’s the section further in from Clongriffin that will be really hard to quad track. It surely wouldn’t be easier than a number of passing loops or rebuilding stations to have additional platforms or passing tracks.
A new line does offer the possiblity of doing it to high speed standards (or near enough) from the get go, which could be neat. But then you’re loosing the main advantage of a new rail line (serving new populations).
Good idea
Keep the existing line along the coast as exclusively for DART to Drogheda via Malahide and Balbriggan
I’d go further and build a new rail line to the southeast further away from the coast and forget about trying to double track south of Bray.
I agree. We should also build/restore train lines along the M2/A5, M3/A509, M6, M8, M11, N13, N15, N16/A4, N17, N19, N20, N21, N22, N24, N25, N27, N28, N51/N52, N54/A3 N55, N56, N59, N61, N67/N68, N69, N70, N71, N72, N76, N77, N80, N81, A4/M1(NI), A6 A7, A8, A20, A22, A26, A28, A29, A32/A505/A509, A44, and A52
Perth in Australia has a load of these, probably built by Irish workers too. I don’t understand why we couldn’t build a heap of speculative, relatively cheap on-line railways along the motorways approaching Dublin. Most have either sufficient space on the hard shoulders or the central reservation. You can put stations on a selection of upgraded exits, with park & ride each side and segregated walkways into the stations. They don’t have to look pretty, they’d be functional af.
The existing line is too congested and the amount required to expand it would cost far too much. Additionally, an allignment along the M1 would mean a link to the airport.
I give it 30 years atleast.
This proposal makes unusual amounts of good sense but its not quite new. It was in the strategic all ireland rail review.
Good time to bring it up again since the recent new schedule delays have highlighted the challenge of running a proper, quick, regular intercity to Belfast alongside the commuter traffic on the line. Especially since that corridor between the cities is due to absorb a disproportionately large part of population increase in the future.
I’m all for rail infrastructure expansion but it sure would be nice for them to build some regional lines (Atlantic rail corridor/Rosslare to Tralee/god forbid, a train to Donegal) as well as ones that only terminate in Dublin.
Yes please.
It’s not a big island, let’s get rail sorted ffs. No reason we need all the cars.
Not saying to ban cars before someone screams at me, just saying it would be nice to have options other than having a car and still be able to easily travel across the whole island.
And if it’s along the M1 motorway surely it’s going to connect to the airport too?