Irish Rail has cast doubt over whether the EUR 2.4bn Metro North project in the capital will be built. The company insisted that provisions must be made for connecting Dublin Airport to the city centre with a Dart line instead, a scheme already sidelined by the Government in favour of the Metro project.
Last September, the Government announced that the Metro North scheme was the favoured project for linking the airport to the city centre.
It was included in the 2016-2022, EUR 27bn capital spending plan. But the Government acknowledged it would take a decade before the 16.5 km Metro North line would be operational. Construction is expected to start in 2021.
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