Metro West Route

ofjames · 05-07-2007, 11:12

Minister Dempsey and Frank Allen are launching the selected Metro West route at lunchtime today. No news as of yet however. Im waiting for the barage of criticism of this project once its announced.....

http://www.rte.ie/news/2007/0705/metro.html

tomcosgrave · 05-07-2007, 12:56

Looks like it's going to be Route 1 - it's serving Clondalkin...
http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/bre.../breaking2.htm

comcor · 05-07-2007, 13:59

A bit late for thoughts like this now, but maybe it could have terminated in Howth and done away with the whole issue of splitting northern line services and providing a shuttle.

clonsilladart · 05-07-2007, 14:45

Details can be found here

No real surprises.... The way it interconnects with the Maynooth and Kildare Lines will be Key!!!
The Porterstown Metro and Dart Stations should be built at the same time, thus optimising integration...... What are the odds???... 1000/1????

ofjames · 06-07-2007, 12:28

in the literature surrounding metro west, it states that the tracks 'will be segregated from road traffic,' but then it also states that 'the trams will cross junctions in the same manner as luas.'

Can any of you guys reconcile these statements for me???

clonsilladart · 06-07-2007, 12:46

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Originally Posted by ofjames

in the literature surrounding metro west, it states that the tracks 'will be segregated from road traffic,' but then it also states that 'the trams will cross junctions in the same manner as luas.'

Can any of you guys reconcile these statements for me???

I think what they mean is that "Metro"-West will have it's own alignment (not used by cars, as some of the Luas alignment is), but will cross over some junctions at Grade.

I personally think that anything that doesn't have it's own segregated alignment for 100% of the journey should not be called "Metro"!!!

05-07-2007, 11:12	#1
ofjames Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Blanch, Dublin Posts: 81	Metro West Route Minister Dempsey and Frank Allen are launching the selected Metro West route at lunchtime today. No news as of yet however. Im waiting for the barage of criticism of this project once its announced..... http://www.rte.ie/news/2007/0705/metro.html

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05-07-2007, 12:56	#2
tomcosgrave New to the board Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 10	Looks like it's going to be Route 1 - it's serving Clondalkin... http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/bre.../breaking2.htm

05-07-2007, 13:59	#3
comcor Really Regular Poster Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Cork-Dublin, Cork Commuter and occasionally DART and Dublin-Wexford Posts: 855	A bit late for thoughts like this now, but maybe it could have terminated in Howth and done away with the whole issue of splitting northern line services and providing a shuttle.

05-07-2007, 14:45	#4
clonsilladart Regular Poster Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Clonsilla Posts: 65	Details can be found here No real surprises.... The way it interconnects with the Maynooth and Kildare Lines will be Key!!! The Porterstown Metro and Dart Stations should be built at the same time, thus optimising integration...... What are the odds???... 1000/1????

06-07-2007, 12:28	#5
ofjames Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Blanch, Dublin Posts: 81	in the literature surrounding metro west, it states that the tracks 'will be segregated from road traffic,' but then it also states that 'the trams will cross junctions in the same manner as luas.' Can any of you guys reconcile these statements for me???