Dublin Suburban Rail - South Western Commuter - FDublin Suburban Rail - FThe system is made up of five lines:
Sometimes called the "Portlaoise Commuter" or the "Portlaoise Commuter Line", this was previously known as the "Arrow" service and served stations as far as Kildare. This service was extended in January 2013 to include more commuter towns including Portarlington and a new commuter terminus in Portlaoise. Fleet: 22000 Class DMUs. South Western Commuter Stations Served:
This service is the newest Dublin DART/Commuter line. It was launched in 1994 as the "Arrow" service, shortly after the delivery of the then Arrow-branded 2600 Class railcars. Cherry Orchard, Clondalkin, Hazelhatch and Celbridge and Sallins and Naas stations were opened on the same day, although stations had previously existed on some of these sites. Newbridge station had previously been an InterCity station, though Commuter trains now mainly serve it. The stations on the line were at the time of launch all "Arrow" branded also, though this branding has now been removed. This line is connected directly with the rest of the network, despite being operated out of the Dublin Heuston terminus, by the Phoenix Park Tunnel, the Luas and Dublin Bus routes 145, C1, C2, C3, C4 and the 46a which operate to within a short walk of Tara Street. In 2013, due to increased demand from commuters in the North East Laois commuter zone, the service was extended to Portlaoise with first trains departing Portlaoise at 5.40 and last train from Heuston 22:10 to Portlaoise with a later 23:10 serving to Kildare. Trains run every hour with extra trains on Monday-Friday in the mornings and in the evenings. A station used only occasionally for "special" trains also existed at the Curragh, until it was closed in 1999. The station at Cherry Orchard was relocated to Park West & Cherry Orchard in July 2008 and Clondalkin was located further west as Clondalkin & Fonthill on the Fonthill Road in October 2008. This work was part of the Kildare Route Project, which included quadruple-tracking the line between Le Fanu Road (east of the former Cherry Orchard station) to just beyond Hazelhatch. Another new station was built between Adamstown and Clondalkin at Kishoge, which is located adjacent to the Lucan Outer Ring Road. This station was completed in 2009, however no funding was available in order to construct an access road and adjacent car park. On 21 November 2016 the first trains ran from Grand Canal Dock through the Phoenix Park Tunnel serving Newbridge. Electrification to Hazelhatch is planned under the DART+ South West project. South Western Commuter Legend Phoenix Park Tunnel to Dublin Pearse or Grand Canal Dock Luas Red Line to Dublin Connolly or The Point Dublin Heuston Luas Luas Red Line to Tallaght or Saggart Inchicore Works Park West and Cherry Orchard M50 motorway Clondalkin/Fonthill Kishoge (planned) Adamstown Hazelhatch and Celbridge The Grand Canal Sallins and Naas The Grand Canal River Liffey Newbridge Kildare Dublin–Waterford Line to Waterford Monasterevin The Grand Canal River Barrow Portarlington Dublin–Westport/Galway Line to Westport or Galway Portlaoise Permanent way depot Conniberry Junction Togher Inland Port (planned) Portlaoise Traincare Depot M7 motorway Dublin–Cork Line to Cork Kent | |||||
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