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Welcome to this website which serves as a
history and archive of the development of Ireland's rail network, with a focus on Dublin.
From the network's origins in the 19th century, to its dismantlement in the 20th, and resurgence in the 21st, information can be found on the current efforts to expand it in various ways.
You can start with the
history of railways in Ireland.
The current situation is documented on the
Current Rail Programme page.
The full list of all projects, past, present and future, is on the
Full Project List page.
Below can be found some maps and
news items.
Finally, the
Futures page has a wishlist of projects that would be useful in the long term.
Note that this is a wishlist and there is no plan to build any of these as of yet!
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Schemes under construction are marked with a red star. Use the link above the map to open in a full screen.
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NEWS
Update 28/09/2024:
Irish Rail have announced that planning has been submitted to Galway County Council for approval to build a passing loop through Oranmore train station east of Galway. It is surprising that such a small project took since 2022 just to get to the point where it was ready to seek planning, but here we are.
Update 01/08/2024:
For Metrolink, an Oral Hearing took place from 19th Feb to 27th March of this year. This summer, further information was released to the public for consultation. It is still expected a decision will be forthcoming by year end or early 2025.
Update 18/07/2024:
After 2 years of consideration planning permission has been achieved for DART+ West, which comprises the Maynooth railway line, the spur to Dunboyne and M3 Parkway, and to a new station in Docklands called Spencer Dock.
However, the depot was refused permission as it is proposed to be built on a flood plain!
TII have indicated that they will alter this plan accordingly and submit a new application for it as a standalone project in order to avoid delaying the main works.
Since a year of tendering, procurement and construction ramp-up is usual, it looks like work will begin in July or August next year.
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