MetroLink (Dublin) - MetroLink Operations - C

MetroLink (Dublin) - C

MetroLink Operations

If opened as planned, MetroLink is due to operate a single line between Charlemont and Swords. All services are proposed to operate from Charlemont to the airport, with only some trains operating the full length of the line from Charlemont to Estuary.

According to an initial planning report, the metro is proposed to operate for 19 hours per day, with services every 3 minutes at peak times. The planning report proposed a journey time to the city centre of 25 minutes from Swords and 20 minutes from Dublin Airport. A single-bore tunnel has been decided upon for the underground section, in order to save on the cost of a twin-bore tunnel.

MetroLink Cost

Initially, the National Transport Authority projected that the cost of the project would be €3 billion. As of March 2021, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Michael McGrath reportedly "warned that existing budgets may not cover" the full costs of MetroLink and related projects. It was estimated in July 2022 that the transport plan would cost €9.5 billion, with the most extreme figure putting it at €23 billion.

MetroLink (Dublin) Overview

MetroLink Location: Dublin, Ireland
MetroLink Proposer: Transport Infrastructure Ireland
MetroLink Status: Design phase (pending approval of planning permission)
MetroLink Type: Metro
MetroLink Start Date: Unknown
MetroLink Completion Date: Unknown

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