This page brings together a vast array of documents published about proposed, planned and ongoing investment in rail based transport in Ireland.
Strategic Rail Review
The best resource for information on all rail projects proposed is the strategic rail review published in 2003. This document reviews and ranks all projects and outlines an investment strategy for the future. While the report has several factual errors, it is still the best resource available. The full report is available for €20 from the Government Publications Sale Office on Molesworth Street in Dublin.
Transport 21
- Set of documents handed out at the announcement Dublin Castle, Nov 2005
- More details on Transport 21
- Official if slightly politically spun Transport 21 site
Luas
- The Proposed Luas line from Sandyford to Cherrywood (Line B1) Plans and draft order, November 2005
- Line B1 Report of the Public Inquiry
- The Proposed Luas line from Connolly to Point Depot (Line C1) Plans and draft order, December 2005
- Line C1 Report of the Public Inquiry
- City Centre Luas Link Up (Line BX)
- Bray Luas (Line B2)
- Proposed Route - Citywest Link (Line A1), February 2006
Dublin Metro
- Dublin Metro North - Options, March 2005
- The Proposed Metro from St. Stephen's Green to Swords via Dublin Airport, for the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, O'Reilly Consultants, May 2004
- A Technical Briefing The Proposed Dublin Metro is Flawed, Rail Users Ireland, March 2005
- Platform for Change 2000-2016, Dublin Transportation Office, 2000
Kildare Route Project
Rail Users Ireland has obtained a full copy of the full draft railway order and related documents on CD, copies available to Rail Users Ireland members upon request
Dublin Rail Plan / Interconnector
- Iarnród Éireann DART Underground - Dublin's Interconnector
- Iarnród Éireann presentation to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Sitting of the morning of 25 Feb 2004
- Dublin Area Rapid Transit, C. D. Waters, M. Farrell, R. P. Grainger, P.J. Leahy and B. Mellit, Proceedings of the IEE, Vol 135 Part B, No 3, May 1988 (registered IEEE users only)
- Presentation to the Institute of Engineers of Ireland By Iarnród Éireann, 17 Nov 2004
- Dublin Rail Rapid Transit Study, A.M. Voorhees and Associates/CIE, Dublin, 1975
Navan Clonsilla
- Dunboyne Pace/M3 page on Iarnród Éireann site
- Clonsilla to M3 Interchange Railway Line Feasibility Study
- Rails to Navan, Rail Users Ireland, September 2005
Cork
- Iarnród Éireann A Strategic Review of the Cork Suburban Rail Network
- Glounthaune to Midleton Railway
- Report of the Public Inquiry
Rail Users Ireland has obtained a full copy of the full draft railway order and related documents on CD, copies available to Rail Users Ireland members upon request
Galway
Western Rail Corridor