Transport 21 - Metro West

Project Title	Metro West

Project Description	Metro West is a key component of the Transport 21 framework. It will be an orbital Metro connecting Tallaght in the west of Dublin with Metro North near Dublin Airport. It is expected that in excess of 20 million passengers will use Metro West each year. Metro West will link the towns of Tallaght, Clondalkin, Blanchardstown and Porterstown and will provide a fast commuter service to the city centre and the airport via Metro North. Metro West will run on the surface and the tracks will be separate from road traffic. It will cross road junctions in a similar manner to Luas, although bridges will be required at major roads, railways and other crossings. It will have up to 20 stops for passengers who want to make the journey between Tallaght East and Metropark, south of Dublin Airport. Among the stops under consideration are: Tallaght East, Belgard, St. Brigid’s, Clondalkin, Fonthill, Rowlagh, Liffey Valley, Porterstown, Millennium Park, Blanchardstown, National Aquatic Centre, Abbotstown, Huntstown, Meakstown, Silloge, Harristown, and Metropark, where it will join with Metro North. Metro West will greatly enhance the connectivity of the whole rail based public transport network, interchanging with the Luas Red line, the Kildare and Maynooth suburban rail lines, Metro North and the new luas lines to Citywest and Lucan.
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Projected Completion Date	Completion date will be subject to the relevant statutory process and the procurement and contract award processes; the start and completion dates of projects which have not yet commenced, including Metro West, will also be determined by the funding allocation available during the current difficult economic climate.
Current Status of Project	In October 2010, the RPA submitted an application to An Bord Pleanala for a railway order (planning permission) for the proposed Metro West project. A copy of the draft railway order and the documents which accompanied the application, including an EIS, may be viewed/downloaded at www.dublinmetrowest.ie.
Link	http://www.rpa.ie/en/projects/metro_orbital/Pages/default.aspx

Last updated: 02/03/2011