Porterstown station

Porterstown

Baile an Phóirtéaraigh
Iarnród Éireann
General information
LocationIreland
Owned byIarnród Éireann
Operated byIarnród Éireann
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Metro West (proposed)
Dardistown
Park and ride
Harristown
Silloge
Meakstown
Kildonan
Cappoge
Abbotstown
NAC
Blanchardstown
Millennium Park
Porterstown
Iarnród Éireann
Liffey Valley
Luas
Rowlagh
Fonthill
Iarnród Éireann
Clondalkin
St Brigids
Newlands
Belgard
Luas
Colbert's Fort
Tallaght East
Luas

Porterstown station is a proposed transport interchange intended for the Porterstown area of Dublin. As proposed, the project was intended to form an interchange between heavy rail services operated by Iarnród Éireann and light rail operations on the proposed Dublin Metro's Metro West line.[1]

If built as proposed, the station would be located on the Maynooth Line and would have Commuter services operating to Mullingar and Navan, as well as DART services.[speculation?]

The Dublin Metro is a proposed light rail operation, with some designs for the station speculating that it would be built on an elevated section over the railway line adjacent to the Royal Canal near Luttrellstown Community College.[2] The Metro West line was indefinitely postponed in late 2011, with no capital funding allocated.[3] It was not included in the Transport Strategy For The Greater Dublin Area of 2016,[3] and described as "halted completely" as of 2021.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Diswellstown Action Area Plan". fingalcoco.ie. Fingal County Council. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Outline Proposal Concept Design Drawing for Porterstown Metro Stop" (PDF). rpa.ie. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 June 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Dublin's Metrolink will only go north - south until at least 2035". thejournal.ie. Journal Media Ltd. 23 March 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Metro North delay latest in long list of postponements". rte.ie. RTÉ. 4 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021. The Metro West project was halted completely
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