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Metro North

Metro Airport/Swords (Metro North) will connect the Fingal County town of Swords and town-land of Belinstown to Dublin City Centre. The selected route for Metro North serves a number of key destinations including the airport, hospitals, universities, retail centres as well as residential and employment districts.

Metro Airport/Swords (Metro North) will be 18km long and is expected to carry some 34 million passengers a year once it is operational.

A reliable frequent service will bring passengers from Dublin City Centre to Dublin Airport in less than 20 minutes and Swords in less than 30 minutes and will avail of a range of interchange opportunities with Luas, Irish Rail services, bus services and park and ride facilities.

This proposed metro line is a Public Private Partnership Initiative.

Metro Airport/Swords (Metro North) is a key element in the creation of a fully integrated rail based public transport network as envisaged in Transport 21.

Phase 4 - Build and Operation Permission

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