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Metro North Swords To Dublin City Metro North-A New Transport System For Swords
Metro North, when it comes will provide a high capacity and frequency Dublin transport for
the people of Swords and along it's path to Dublin City Centre. It will carry 20,000 people per hour in both directions.
The journey time from Swords to Saint Stephens Green which is on the south side of the city will take approx. 22 minutes with
service at every 4 minutes at peak times.
The Metro will run through the Airport on to Ballymun on it's way to the City, the route will
be deep bore tunnell under the airport and and built up areas and running on the surface on non built up areas.
Eventually Metro North will run from Belinstown, Balheary but initially the first stop from Swords
will be Seatown, then The Pavillions,
then Airside Retail Park, the Airport
where the stop will be located underground, Dardistown which there are plans for
development for residential, business and park and ride, Northwood which is just
North of Ballymon beside the N.C.T of which there are plans to redevelop this whole area, Ballymun
beside the civic offices, Dublin City University at Collins Avenue, Griffith Avenue, Drumcondra Road beside The Cat
And Cage pub, Dorset Street near the Mater Hospital, Parnell
Square beside the Rotunda Hospital, O;Connell Bridge, and
finally St. Stephens Green on the South Side.
With the current downturn in the economy and cutbacks in government spending it's uncertain
if this project will go ahead, the indications at the moment are that Metro North will proceed. With a full recession on in
Ireland and cutbacks within every government department a decision could be announced at any day to suspend Metro North, we
will just have to wait and see.
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Metro North Map
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The local T.D. Michael Kennedy has welcomed the decision of European investment bank board which has approved a load
half a billion euro for the metro north project. A park and ride facility will be put in place near the Donabate roundabout
at Lissenhall Swords. An estimated 7000 jobs will be created during the construction of the project. The decision on the metro
north will be given by the government in the summer.
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