Believe it or not back in the 1900's there was a service from North Wall to Sallins. Most people don't know that there was a previous station in the Docklands, its still there and owned by CIE in fact its where the new Docklands station was designed
Iarnrod Eireann are on record in the early 1990's stating Kildare line trains would serve Connolly, have that in writing
At the same presentation that Joe Meagher promised the Park Tunnel they also gave the interconnector plug. That was evidence before a oireacthas committee
The map which accompanied the Interconnector presentation given to the IEI had the park tunnel route on it
The investment program with the Park Tunnel in it was approved by the DoT back in 2004, again have it in writing
There is solid evidence that post Kildare Route Project 30% of all passengers arriving into Heuston will have no access to public transport to the city, why since the Luas and Bus are incapable of carrying the numbers involved diverting a number of trains via the Park Tunnel resolves this
So what we have is numerous on the record promises, the Park Tunnel route serves a completely different market to the interconnector since it takes in the north city. The cost was zero until IE screwed it up
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