DART Plus Projects Expected to Progress by End of November

Wednesday, 21 October 2026 at 16:11

By Tara Flanagan

Irish Rail confirms plans to expand rail services on the Maynooth and M3 Parkway routes are awaiting business case approval, with DART Plus South West also expected to advance.

Plans to advance Dart Plus routes will happen by the end of November, according to Irish Rail.

Irish Rail’s Director of Capital Investment Paul Hendrick, says once the business case is approved, work will commence.

The Dart Plus West project will double train services servicing Maynooth and the M3 Parkway, Connolly Station and the proposed Spencer Dock Station.

Mr Hendrick told an Oireachtas Transport Committee Dart Plus South West is also expected to move forward:

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