City Centre Resignalling Project
The City Centre Resignalling Project is provided for under the capital investment programme for transport. The design and planning of this project was funded by the Irish Government through the National Transport Authority and was also part-funded by the Innovation and Networks Executive Agency of the European Commission. The project will meet future demand for rail transport by increasing the capacity and frequency of trains through Dublin City Centre.
The project will provide Iarnród Éireann with the ability to operate 20 trains in both directions through the Howth Junction to Grand Canal Dock line, which caters for Howth DART's, Malahide DART's, Northern Commuter trains, Belfast Enterprise services, Sligo Intercity and Maynooth commuter services, as well as other services in the Connolly to Grand Canal Dock area. Signalling on train lines regulate the safe movement of trains, and currently the system’s capacity stands at 12 trains per hour each way.
The Project has also taken in to consideration the need to modernise signalling equipment. Computer based interlocking will be used to replace the existing Relay based signalling systems in Howth, Howth Junction, Killester, Dublin Connolly and Dubln Pearse.
The project is to be executed in four phases:
- First phase of the project covers the section between Malahide/Howth to Killester
- Second phase of the project covers Killester to East Wall Junction
- Third phase will cover the section between Connolly and Sandymount
- The fourth phase is the Connolly Station yard
Benefits
The new signalling system will bring major benefits to our customers:
- Increased number of trains during peak hours
- Improved performance of Level Crossings giving longer road opening times
- Improved punctuality due to the modernisation of signalling
- Uninterruptible power supplies to ensure higher reliability
- The new signalling system will facilitate the track layout modifications for the DART
- Underground and Maynooth and Northern Line electrification projects
Facts
The resignalling project will run between Malahide/Howth station and Sandymount. (Length of 21.6 km) The project will cost in the region of Є120 million The project work will be completed with minimum disruption to services and to residents living adjacent to the line.
The design and planning of this project was funded by the Irish Government and was also part-funded by the Innovation & Networks Executive Agency of the European Commission.
For More Information on the project please contact:
Programme Manager, SET
Iarnród Éireann
Track & Signals HQ
Inchicore
Dublin 8