DART underground line ‘missing link’

THE development of a DART underground line is the essential “missing link” in the Dublin commuter rail network, An Bord Pleanála has been told.

DART underground line ‘missing link’

At the start of a two-week long hearing process, Iarnród Éireann’s strategic and business planning manager, Micheal Reidy, said the construction of the two-mile underground link is key to the future development of the city “enabling growth” and providing “a more sustainable alternative to the private car”.

Iarnród Éireann estimates the development will treble the number of rail passengers to 100 million by linking up with the inter city, commuter and LUAS lines as well as the planned Metro North.

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