DAA Announce Airport Plans

PaulM · 31-08-2006, 08:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by al2637

One station will be required at each terminal???

I would kind of like that though I have no idea how necessary it would be. Better than having to haul your luggage for ages. I think it would depend on the distance of each terminal.

Mark Hennessy · 31-08-2006, 09:07

I think one station would be sufficient if it could be built roughly equidistant from both of the terminals.
After that underground access to travellators(

) would surely be cheaper to build?

philip · 31-08-2006, 09:26

2 stations is total overkill for an airport as small as DUB (even post T2!). I'd say it's BS to be honest. Manchester Airport station is a decent distance from the terminals but is perfectly usable. I'd hate to see metro become a slow ride into town for regular commuters in Swords just to serve DUB internally!

PaulM · 31-08-2006, 10:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by philip

2 stations is total overkill for an airport as small as DUB (even post T2!). I'd say it's BS to be honest. Manchester Airport station is a decent distance from the terminals but is perfectly usable. I'd hate to see metro become a slow ride into town for regular commuters in Swords just to serve DUB internally!

How far is T2 going to be from T1? If it can be equi-distant from the metro I would be fine with it unless equi-distant is 8 miles. Yes, we could use... travellators (Sideshow Bob-esque shudder at using that word).

philip · 31-08-2006, 10:14

Even if they stick the metro station under T2, it's not that far to walk, yes, that would assume the <philip places hand over mouth> travellator goes into the bridge linking T1 to T2. It would remind me very much of Cologne-Bonn airport in that scenario actually. The old terminal sits just beside the new one and the railway station is beneath the new one. Works fine though and I've only ever flown into the old T1 over there. Linky (note that T2 is not shown on that old photograph!).

Mark · 31-08-2006, 10:35

The plan for metro in Dublin airport is in the same place its always been. Its part of a larger Ground Transportation Centre development. There shall be walkways to both Terminals.

al2637 · 31-08-2006, 10:52

Looks to me like they are connected via the existing Pier C.

More images:
http://www.dublinairportauthority.co...e_gallery.html

31-08-2006, 09:07	#2
Mark Hennessy Membership Officer Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Maynooth Posts: 1,116	I think one station would be sufficient if it could be built roughly equidistant from both of the terminals. After that underground access to travellators() would surely be cheaper to build?

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31-08-2006, 09:26	#3
philip Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 632	2 stations is total overkill for an airport as small as DUB (even post T2!). I'd say it's BS to be honest. Manchester Airport station is a decent distance from the terminals but is perfectly usable. I'd hate to see metro become a slow ride into town for regular commuters in Swords just to serve DUB internally!

31-08-2006, 10:14	#5
philip Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 632	Even if they stick the metro station under T2, it's not that far to walk, yes, that would assume the <philip places hand over mouth> travellator goes into the bridge linking T1 to T2. It would remind me very much of Cologne-Bonn airport in that scenario actually. The old terminal sits just beside the new one and the railway station is beneath the new one. Works fine though and I've only ever flown into the old T1 over there. Linky (note that T2 is not shown on that old photograph!).

31-08-2006, 10:35	#6
Mark Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Northern line Posts: 1,311	The plan for metro in Dublin airport is in the same place its always been. Its part of a larger Ground Transportation Centre development. There shall be walkways to both Terminals.

31-08-2006, 10:52	#7
al2637 Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 191	Looks to me like they are connected via the existing Pier C. More images: http://www.dublinairportauthority.co...e_gallery.html