Iarnród Éireann offers rail plan as alternative route to €2bn metro

IARNRÓD ÉIREANN says its plan for a Dublin commuter rail network will provide a far better and more cost-effective service than the €2 billion metro line proposed by Transport Minister Seamus Brennan.

The company’s Infrastructure Advisory Committee chairman Gerry Duggan says their €2.8 billion plan will get countrywide travellers through the capital city much quicker.

“If someone is travelling from Cork to Belfast they will be able to get a direct connection from Heuston to Connolly station and workers going from the north to south and east to west of the city will have new speedier service,” Mr Duggan said.