DART Underground

DART Underground (Irish: DART Faoi Thalamh), previously known as the Interconnector, is a planned railway tunnel in Ireland, projected to run under the city centre of Dublin. The tunnel would allow for the expansion of the electrified DART and the Dublin Suburban Rail network, and connect Heuston Station with Pearse Station. In November 2011 the government announced that the project would be deferred until 2016 at the earliest. A Railway Order permitting the construction of the project was granted in December 2011 by An Bord Pleanála. On 22 September 2015, it was announced that the project was to be redrafted to a lower cost design. The NTA's Greater Dublin Area draft Transport Strategy 2016 – 2035 published in October 2015, expressed the desire to see the tunnel completed as part of the o

DART Underground

DART Underground (Irish: DART Faoi Thalamh), previously known as the Interconnector, is a planned railway tunnel in Ireland, projected to run under the city centre of Dublin. The tunnel would allow for the expansion of the electrified DART and the Dublin Suburban Rail network, and connect Heuston Station with Pearse Station. In November 2011 the government announced that the project would be deferred until 2016 at the earliest. A Railway Order permitting the construction of the project was granted in December 2011 by An Bord Pleanála. On 22 September 2015, it was announced that the project was to be redrafted to a lower cost design. The NTA's Greater Dublin Area draft Transport Strategy 2016 – 2035 published in October 2015, expressed the desire to see the tunnel completed as part of the o