Project Specific FAQs

Accessibility is an important aspect of the design of the DART+ Programme. Where new interventions are made as part of the DART+ Programme, Iarnród Éireann will ensure that these are fully accessible and compliant with Part M of the Building Regulations. Furthermore, Iarnród Éireann will continue its rollout of the Accessibility Programme under other funded projects. Together, DART+ Programme and the Accessibility Programme will improve access to persons with reduced or impaired mobility and other passengers with sensory impairments.

Changes to existing services between Dublin Connolly and Bray (Daly) Station are expected to be minimal as a result of the Stage 1 works of DART+ Coastal South. However, Stage 2 of DART+ Coastal South will seek to deliver the infrastructure enhancements that will enable an increase in train frequency from 6 trains per hour to 12 trains per hour between Dublin Connolly and Bray Daly Stations.

Proposed interventions required as part of Stage 2 works will be developed in future, separately to the Stage 1 (Bray to Greystones Capacity Enhancements) works, and will seek to address the existing constraints on capacity on the Southern Line between Dublin City Centre and Bray.

The current scope for DART+ Coastal South does not provide for the extension of DART services beyond Greystones. This would require significant additional funding and is not included in Project Ireland 2040. 

The Wicklow Capacity Enhancement project is a separate project being progressed by Iarnród Éireann that proposes to extend one DART service per hour to Wicklow using battery powered DARTs. That project is at Preliminary Design stage and the proposed interventions being progressed by DART+ Coastal South will not impact on the viability of the Wicklow Capacity Enhancement project, and both projects can be progressed independently of each other.

Level crossing XR012 (Ennis Lane Level Crossing) is situated to the north of Greystones Station, at the eastern extents of Rathdown Road. The crossing provides pedestrian, cyclist and persons of reduced mobility access to amenities east of the railway line, as well as vehicular access to farmland located between the railway corridor and the sea. The level crossing is typically locked and is not accessible by public vehicles. The vehicle crossing can currently be operated manually by either Iarnród Éireann or the landowner to the east of the railway corridor for necessary access. While the crossing is open for pedestrian, cyclist and persons of reduced mobility access it is typically locked and not accessible for public vehicles.

The Emerging Preferred Option (EPO) proposes that level crossing XR012 (Ennis Lane Level Crossing) will be upgraded to a CCTV Controlled crossing with existing access for pedestrians, cyclists and vehicles maintained. This is primarily for safety reasons, resulting from the increased frequency of trains enabled by DART+ Coastal South.

The delivery of new stations is not included as part of the DART+ Coastal South project. Any proposed new stations will be progressed by Iarnród Éireann as separate projects. The ‘Emerging Preferred Option’ for both Stage 1 and Stage 2 of DART+ Coastal South will be compatible with any future development of any potential new stations.

No, the project does not depend on any other project in order to advance. It will interface with a number of other rail and public transport projects including Bus Connects, Metrolink and other DART+ Projects. The project team is working closely with the relevant agencies in order to ensure that projects are developed consistent with each other.