M3 Parkway railway station

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M3 Parkway is a Park and Ride railway station in County Meath beside Dunboyne and the M3 Motorway (Pace Interchange Junction 5).

It is the terminus station on the Docklands to M3 Parkway Western Commuter service (during peak times Monday to Friday) and Clonsilla to M3 Parkway shuttle Commuter service at all other times.

It mainly serves as a large Park and Ride site, with 1,200 free car park spaces.[1]

The station is no longer served by any bus routes. This is a major drawback for commuters in its catchment area.

History

In 2005, the Irish Government announced that, as part of its Transport 21 plan, the rail line between Clonsilla and Navan would be reopened for passenger trains in two phases. This line had closed in 1963. Phase 1 of the project involved reopening the section between Clonsilla and M3 Parkway, which would serve as the terminus until Phase 2 extended the line to Navan.[2][3]

M3 Parkway station opened on 3 September 2010 as part of Phase 1.[4][5] Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". Plans for Phase 2, which will extend the rail line to Navan, have been delayed. Originally slated for completion in 2015, the new timeline now targets completion between 2030 and 2035. The extension will involve approximately 40 kilometers of new track and include stations at Dunshaughlin and Kilmessan, improving connectivity for these areas. Currently, the project is in the development phase, with a focus on design and route selection, and public consultations are expected in the coming two years.[6][7][8]

Additionally, the DART+ West project has been approved, which will extend the DART network to M3 Parkway. This extension includes electrification and re-signalling of the existing rail lines, enhancing service frequency and capacity to accommodate growing commuter demand from the station.[9][10][11]

Services

Train Services

Peak Times Monday to Friday: Passengers can travel directly between M3 Parkway and Dunboyne, Hansfield, Clonsilla, Coolmine, Castleknock, Navan Road Parkway, Ashtown, Broombridge and Dublin Connolly or Docklands.

All other times including all day Saturday and Sunday: Passengers can travel directly between M3 Parkway and Dunboyne, Hansfield, and Clonsilla but need to transfer at Clonsilla for services to Maynooth or Dublin city centre in order to travel to any other stations.[12]

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Bus Services

The station is no longer served by any buses.[13]

Station name

There was uncertainty over the station's name, as it variously appears as Pace M3, M3 Park and Ride, and Pace (M3 Park and Ride). Unlike the preceding Dunboyne station, there was no previous station at this location. Since the Summer of 2010, signs in the station display the current name M3 Parkway.

See also

References

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External links

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