Dublin Metro - DART Underground

DART Underground

The Interconnector (Irish: Idirnascaire), also known as DART Underground, is an approved but unfunded planned railway tunnel in Ireland. According to the plans, it would run under the city centre of Dublin. If funded and built, the tunnel would allow for the expansion of the electrified DART and the Dublin Suburban Rail network, and would connect these rail transport systems.

Intended to provide a link between the Docklands railway station at Spencer Dock (northern rail and western/north-western railway lines), Pearse Station (southern railway line) and Heuston Station (southwestern railway line), the DART Underground would also connect to the Luas light rail system, and the planned Metro.

An Bord Pleanala stated in their approval of the railway order for the DART Underground project that it was also a national policy requirement that this line be built through St. Stephen's Green.

If both built, the Metro North and DART Underground would interconnect at St Stephen's Green station, the former supplying passengers to stations in the Northside whilst the latter would run along the Southside of the River Liffey, together providing underground rail access to much of the inner-city. Stations would also be provided easy access to some of the city's most popular tourist destinations, such as the O2 concert arena and the Point Village and Spencer Dock city quarters via. the Docklands station; St Stephen's Green park and Stephen's Green Shopping Centre via. St Stephen's Green station; Clerys department store, the historic GPO and the Spire of Dublin on O'Connell Street via. O'Connell Bridge station; Dublin Writers Museum and the Garden of Remembrance via. Parnell Square station; Trinity College, Dublin and, within an 8-10 minute walk, College Green, via. Pearse Street station; Guinness Storehouse and Phoenix Park Heuston Station.