down in a tube station at midnight
eiresol | June 30, 2007
The DART Underground is a second, high-capacity DART line which will run underground through the heart of the city centre, extending the DART line to the Northern, Maynooth and Kildare commuter lines. It will effectively link the DART, Commuter, Intercity, Luas and Metro lines.
The 5.2 kilometre tunnel will link the Northern line to the Kildare line, with underground stops at Docklands, Pearse, St Stephen’s Green, Christchurch and Heuston.
The DART Underground will be completed by 2015 under the Transport 21 investment programme.
In a bold cost-cutting move, Iarnród Éireann have decided to scrap the conventional rail car model, instead opting for the German-designed “people pods” - surplus from the London Eye - which will ensure uber efficient end-to-end service. We were lucky enough to get an early draft of what these will look like…
