Transport Economy of Dublin

1 transport

1.1 canals , ports
1.2 dublin airport
1.3 rail

transport

aer arann headquarters


canals , ports

dublin fulcrum of irish transport system. ireland s 2 longest canals, royal canal , grand canal, meet in dublin bay. irish railway system radiates dublin run irish rail. similarly, irish road system constructed spreading outwards dublin. dublin port ireland s largest port facility, , has deepest port on ireland s east coast. port of dún laoghaire located within county.

dublin airport

dublin airport biggest , busiest in ireland, 2 terminals, handling 28 million passengers annually. irish airlines aer arann, aer lingus, cityjet , ryanair have own head office in dublin.

rail

heuston , connolly stations 2 main railway stations in dublin. operated iarnród Éireann, dublin suburban rail network consists of 5 railway lines serving greater dublin area , commuter towns such drogheda , dundalk in county louth. 1 of these lines electrified dublin area rapid transit (dart) line, runs along coast malahide , howth southwards far greystones. commuter rail operates on other 4 lines using irish rail diesel multiple units. in 2013, passengers dart , dublin suburban lines 16 million , 11.7 million, respectively (around 75% of irish rail passengers).

the luas electrified light rail system has been operating since 2004 , carries on 30 million passengers annually. network consists of 2 tram lines; red line links docklands , city centre south-western suburbs, while green line connects city centre suburbs south of city. construction of 6 km extension green line, bringing north of city, commenced in june 2013.