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High speed rail Cork - Dublin

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    #152
    Sam Russell
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 19,679 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sam Russell


    BoatMad wrote: »
    yes indeed, but much of the "Dublin to Kingstown " railway was built even then through upmarket housing and land take was kept to a minimum, hence little space is available for passing loops . the problem is that the track was never designed to support high frequency rail usages

    Merrion Gates to Blackrock to Seapoint is bordered by the sea - a distance of 3 km - ample distance for adding a third track, or even a double track to allow overtaking.


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    #153
    Victor
    Registered Users Posts: 78,375 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    BoatMad wrote: »
    yes indeed, but much of the "Dublin to Kingstown " railway was built even then through upmarket housing
    Not quite. There was very little development from the Grand Canal to Merrion Gates. From Merrion Gates to Blackrock the railway was built on the foreshore - north of Shankill, this is the only realistic section where a passing loop could be added.

    http://maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V2,722042,729271,9,7


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