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Sustainable Electric Dart Announced for Maynooth

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There will be a number of battery and electrically powered carriages.

Some 95 electrically-powered carriages,made up of 19 five-carriage train sets are set for delivery from mid-2024, entering service in 2025 across the country.

Included in the electic line will be Maynooth/M3 Parkway to City, including the new depot West of MaynoothDART and WestRailway Order application.

It will include a number of battery powered carriages, which will deliver more capacity for commuters in advance of electrification of the lines upon which they will operate.

Funded under the National Development Plan 2021 to 2030 by the National Transport Authority, the order for the DART+ Fleet is part of the DART+ Programme, an investment which will more than double the commuter capacity and treble the electrification of the Greater Dublin Area rail network. 

DART+ will facilitate sustainable mobility and development to enhance quality of life in the capital and its surrounding counties.

 

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