Contents 1. What is the DART+ Programme? 1 2. DART+ Programme - The Facts 2 3. Why DART? 3 4. The evolution of DART 4 5. Why do we need DART+ Programme? 5 6. What are the benefits of the project? 7 7. Core Elements of the Programme 9 7.1 DART+ West 9 7.2 DART+ South West 10 7.3 DART+ Coastal North 11 7.4 DART+ Coastal South 12 8. Next Steps 13 9. DART+ Programme Key Milestones 15 1. What is the DART+ Programme? 1 2. DART+ Programme - The Facts 2 3. Why DART? 3 4. The evolution of DART 4 5. Why do we need DART+ Programme? 5 6. What are the benefits of the project? 7 7. Core Elements of the Programme 9 7.1 DART+ West 9 7.2 DART+ South West 10 7.3 DART+ Coastal North 11 7.4 DART+ Coastal South 12 8. Next Steps 13 9. DART+ Programme Key Milestones 15 DART+ Programme Passenger capacity and train service frequency 1. What is the will be significantly increased as a result of the project. This will help to deliver a more efficient DART+ Programme? transport system, allowing more people to sustainably travel to more places than before. The DART+ Programme is a transformative DART+ Programme will provide a viable, programme of projects which aims to modernise sustainable alternative to private car use, therefore and improve existing rail services in the Greater helping users reduce their carbon footprint. Dublin Area (GDA). It will provide a sustainable, electrified, reliable and more frequent rail service DART+ Programme will provide frequent, modern, improving capacity on the rail corridors serving electrified services to Drogheda on the Northern Dublin. The current DART network is 50km long Line, Hazelhatch - Celbridge on the Kildare Line, extending from Malahide/Howth to Greystones. Maynooth and M3 Parkway on the Maynooth/Sligo DART+ Programme will increase the length of Line, while improving DART services on the the DART network to 150km of railway corridor South-East Line as far south as Greystones. through the upgrade of existing lines. By extending and modernising the existing network, DART capacity and frequencies can be DART+ Programme is included within the significantly increased, creating a reliable and following Government policy strategies: sustainable electrified train network that fully integrates with all other modes of public transport Ĥ The National Development Plan 2018 - 2027; in the Greater Dublin Area. Ĥ Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Area 2016 - 2035; and Ĥ The Climate Action Plan 2019. 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