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sean · 12-03-2007, 19:23

Aphf, you normally use the Northern line so you wouldn't be so familiar with the lines going into Connolly from the West.

Trains to the Docklands skip Drumcondra because to get to the Docklands they have to use the Midland Line, this is a short, previously unused twin track line running from Glasenvin Junction to Newcommon Curve just outside Connolly and onto the Docklands area. It runs roughly paralell to the Drumcondra route, which is used by present Maynooth, Longford, Sligo services and freight trains that have to go from the Connolly network to Heuston via the Park Tunnel.

At Glasnevin there is a sort of Z junction. Like this

[CODE]
Heuston P10/PPT Connolly all platforms and Dublin Port
<========//======>
//
<=======//=======>
Maynooth/Sligo Connolly Platform 7 and Docklands station
[/CODE]

12-03-2007, 19:23	#60
sean Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Dublin Posts: 707	Aphf, you normally use the Northern line so you wouldn't be so familiar with the lines going into Connolly from the West. Trains to the Docklands skip Drumcondra because to get to the Docklands they have to use the Midland Line, this is a short, previously unused twin track line running from Glasenvin Junction to Newcommon Curve just outside Connolly and onto the Docklands area. It runs roughly paralell to the Drumcondra route, which is used by present Maynooth, Longford, Sligo services and freight trains that have to go from the Connolly network to Heuston via the Park Tunnel. At Glasnevin there is a sort of Z junction. Like this [CODE] Heuston P10/PPT Connolly all platforms and Dublin Port <========//======> // <=======//=======> Maynooth/Sligo Connolly Platform 7 and Docklands station [/CODE]