Great news for the people of Kildare North today as planning permission has been granted for Dart Services to run to Hazelhatch and Celbridge.
As Minister in the Department of Transport, this is something I have worked hard on in recent months and I am delighted to see it come to fruition this week. Going forward, I will have more good news for Kildare commuters in the coming days, watch this space.
This project will quadruple capacity on services and will deliver electrification of route from Hazelhatch & Celbridge to Heuston and South City via Phoenix Park Tunnel.
DART+ South West will provide a greatly enhanced and more sustainable transport option for communities in Hazelhatch & Celbridge, Adamstown, Clondalkin & Fonthill, Parkwest & Cherry Orchard, Drumcondra and at a new station at Heuston West.
This will be achieved through infrastructure works resulting in higher frequencies and electrification, and new trains, to increase passenger capacity from the current 5,000 to 20,000 per hour per direction.
The planned infrastructure improvements include:
- 20km of electrification and re-signalling of the Hazelhatch & Celbridge Line to Heuston and the south city via Phoenix Park Tunnel.
- Construction of a new station at Heuston West to serve the community of Clancy Quay and Island Bridge.
- Four-tracking of the rail line from Park West & Cherry Orchard Station to Heuston to enhance capacity.
- All civil, bridge and ancillary works as necessary to accommodate the project.
- Upgrading of the Phoenix Park Tunnel.
- New electric DART carriages for the DART+ Programme will be deployed on Hazelhatch & Celbridge services.
