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Article: First tracks laid for initial phase of reopening of Dublin-Navan rail line
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- The Irish Times
- Article date:
- October 31, 2009
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THE FIRST tracks of phase one of the reopening of the Dublin-
Navan railway line were laid yesterday.
The 7.5-km double-track line begins at Clonsilla where it will
branch off from the Maynooth-Dublin line and ends at a park and ride
facility at Pace near Dunboyne, Co Meath. The line is due to open
next year.
The service will offer through trains from Pace, located beside
the M3 motorway, via Clonsilla to the Docklands station in Dublin.
Trains will initially run half-hourly at peak times but this is
expected to build to 15-minute intervals as demand increases.
Offpeak services are initially to be hourly but this too may
increase as demand rises.
Trains will comprise commuter rolling stock.
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