Metro North Underground in Ballymun

[clonsilladart]

Just Saw this on rte.ie
No Sources mentioned and nothing on the RPA website!!!

Good news.... Takes away the fear of at Grade Junctions. Making it a real metro link!!!

Metro to run underground at Ballymun
Friday, 20 April 2007 11:12 (c) www.rte.ie

The Metro North rail link in Dublin is to go underground through Ballymun.

The decision follows local opposition to a proposal from the Railway Procurement Agency to put the rail line on stilts through the area.

Metro North is due to be completed in 2013 and will run from St Stephen's Green to Swords going through Dublin Airport.

The city centre section will be a deep bore tunnel and it was originally proposed to run the line overland from Dublin City University onwards.

But following protests by Ballymun residents, there will now be 'cut and cover' line through the area, which is less costly than a tunnel.

[markpb]

Originally Posted by clonsilladart

Just Saw this on rte.ie
No Sources mentioned and nothing on the RPA website!!!

Good news.... Takes away the fear of at Grade Junctions. Making it a real metro link!!!

I don't think there ever was any fear of it not being segregated. The whole point of rising it up was to avoid that.

My understanding of it is that Cullen only promised the underground option as part of the election gimicks, i.e. if FF are re-elected so there's no guarantee it'll actually happen.

[Thomas J Stamp]

I hopped in my tardis and went back to the future and have already vandalised the station in Ballymun