The Government has revealed the preferred route for the MetroLink, Dublin's proposed underground train system linking Dublin Airport to the city.
The preferred route will link the airport with town with a journey time of 20 minutes, and MetroLink will link the transport hub with the Luas, BusConnects, DART and Irish Rail services.
The plans will no longer head out as far as Sandyford, instead terminating at Charlemont.
There are plans to link services with the Luas in the future.
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Here's everything you need to know about the preferred route for MetroLink:
The route
The route will begin in Swords, incorporating Dublin Airport and then on to the city centre where it will stop just before it meets the Luas.
The stops
- Estuary
- Seatown
- Swords Central
- Fosterstown
- Dublin Airport
- Dardistown (future station)
- Northwood
- Ballymun
- Collins Avenue
- Griffith Park
- Glasnevin
- Mater
- O'Connell Street
- Tara
- St Stephen's Green
- Charlemont
When will services begin?
It's expected that services will begin in 2027 based on the current timeline - presuming it all goes to plan.
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When will construction start?
Construction is due to start after the railway order grant, which will be in 2021 if plans proceed according to the current timeline.
Anything else I need to know?
Travel time from Dublin Airport to the city centre will be 20 minutes, and from Swords it will be 25.
It will cater for up to 50 million passengers per year, and 4,000 jobs will be created during the construction phase.
