Dunshaughlin railway station
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Dunshaughlin railway station is a proposed railway station intended to serve the town of Dunshaughlin in County Meath, Ireland. As of 2007, the proposed station was included in proposals for a redeveloped Dublin–Navan railway line.[1][2] As of May 2026, Dunshaughlin was included in proposals for an extended DART line between Navan and the M3 Parkway railway station.[3]
Proposals
As of 2007, several options for a proposed station at Dunshaughlin were included in scoping studies relating to "phase 2" of the planned Dublin–Navan railway line development.[1][2]
The preferred route for phase 2 of this extension was published in 2009.[1] At that time, it was intended that, for the most part, the line would follow the disused route to Navan.[4] However, there was debate over the location of Dunshauglin station. Iarnród Éireann favoured the existing route, which carries the railway line approximately 1.5 km to the west of the town, on the other side of the Dunshauglin interchange of the M3 motorway.[5][6] Some County Meath Councillors expressed a preference that the route of the line should be "as close to Ratoath and Dunshaughlin as possible" and that "potential users should not have to cross the R147 and M3 to get to a train station".[5]
While a station at Dunshauglin had been planned to be built as part of phase 2 of the reinstatement of the Clonsilla-Navan line, as of 2012, these plans were deferred due to the reduction in the Exchequer capital investment programme.[7]
Dunshauglin had been intended to be the first station on the phase 2 section of the route, after the M3 Parkway park and ride station. The proposed route plans included 34 km of railway line, with stations at Dunshaughlin, Kilmessan, Navan town centre and a further station on the northern edge of Navan.[8]
In 2016, the National Transport Authority ruled that there was not a sufficient number of commuters to warrant a new station,[9] but agreed to conduct a new study; a report was due be released in mid-2021.[10] County councillors made representations to "ensure that the 'actual' population of Dunshaughlin" would be used in the determination of the need for a station.[5][11]
In May 2026, Dunshauglin (along with Navan and Kilmessan) was again included in a proposal to operate planned DART services on a reopened line between the M3 Parkway station and Navan.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 "Navan Rail Line - Assessment Report - Pace To Navan" (PDF). nationaltransport.ie. September 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
Phase 2 of the [Navan Rail Line] project [..] has not yet been delivered [..] It was the subject of a Scoping Study in 2007, which identified options for the alignment of the railway [..] These two route options, Option A and Option B, are the same two rail options assessed in this report [..] Rail Route Option A: The rail line follows the existing historical alignment and runs adjacent to the M3 at Dunshaughlin (where a station is located west of the M3) [..] Rail Route Option B: The rail line follows the existing historical alignment, deviating near Dunshaughlin, where the line will cross over the M3 twice (in order to place a station to the east of Dunshaughlin town centre [..] Following this 2009 feasibility study, Option A was selected as the preferred route
- 1 2 Hogan, Laura (20 May 2026). "Four new stations in plans for rail line to Navan". rte.ie.
- ↑ "Rail Network Expansion Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 June 2018". Houses of the Oireachtas. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- 1 2 3 Murphy, Paul (24 July 2021). "Wheels start rolling on rail line study". Meath Chronicle. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ↑ "MEATH COUNTY COUNCIL Dunshaughlin Local Area Plan 2009 - 2015" (PDF). Meath County Council. 22 September 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 September 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ↑ "Irish Rail Navan Railway Line - General Information". Archived from the original on 8 May 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
- ↑ Walsh, Louise (30 January 2020). "'Public transport in Meath is broken. There is no work-life balance'". The Irish Times. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ↑ "Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Area 2016 - 2035" (PDF). National Transport Authority. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
the level of travel demand between Navan, Dunshaughlin and various stations to the city centre is insufficient to justify the development of a high-capacity rail link
- ↑ O'Driscoll, Marc (14 June 2021). "Preferred route for Navan rail line to be known by month's end". LMFM. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ↑ "05. Movement Strategy". Meath County Council. 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
| Preceding station |  Iarnród Éireann |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposed | ||||
| M3 Parkway | Commuter Western Commuter (Dublin-Navan) |
Kilmessan | ||