Cork Metropolitan Area Transport Strategy (Draft)

comcor · 16-05-2019, 15:14

I post this here as there are as there are significant rail components

New commuter stations on the lines to Mallow, Midleton and Cobh
Double-tracking from Glounethaune to Midleton
Frequency increases
Electrification of Commuter services
A Luas-type light rail within the city

https://www.nationaltransport.ie/wp-...y19_SCREEN.pdf

The cynic will say that the stations and frequency increases were in the previous plan and never happened.

I can't personally see the point in double-tracking Midleton. The current arrangement can support up to 4 trains per hour and with two extra stations between Glounethaune and Midleton, it would be easy to create extra passing loops. Double-tracking would be exceedingly disruptive to existing services.

16-05-2019, 15:14	#1
comcor Really Regular Poster Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Cork-Dublin, Cork Commuter and occasionally DART and Dublin-Wexford Posts: 855	Cork Metropolitan Area Transport Strategy (Draft) I post this here as there are as there are significant rail components New commuter stations on the lines to Mallow, Midleton and Cobh Double-tracking from Glounethaune to Midleton Frequency increases Electrification of Commuter services A Luas-type light rail within the city https://www.nationaltransport.ie/wp-...y19_SCREEN.pdf The cynic will say that the stations and frequency increases were in the previous plan and never happened. I can't personally see the point in double-tracking Midleton. The current arrangement can support up to 4 trains per hour and with two extra stations between Glounethaune and Midleton, it would be easy to create extra passing loops. Double-tracking would be exceedingly disruptive to existing services.

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