Dublin Area Rapid Transit - DART's Competitors

DART's Competitors

[ ] DART Line 1
Legend
Maynooth
Leixlip Louisa Bridge
Leixlip Confey
M3 Parkway
Dunboyne
Hansfield
Clonsilla
Coolmine
Castleknock
Phoenix Park
Ashtown
Broombridge
Phoenix Park Tunnel (To Dublin Heuston)
Western Commuter line
Drumcondra
DART Line 2/Northern Commuter line
Dublin Connolly
Docklands( Spencer Dock)
Loopline Bridge
Tara Street
Dublin Pearse
DART Line 2
Grand Canal Dock
Lansdowne Road
Sandymount
Sydney Parade
Booterstown
Blackrock
Seapoint
Salthill and Monkstown
Dun Laoghaire Mallin
Sandycove and Glasthule
Glenageary
Dalkey
Killiney
Shankill
Bray Daly
Greystones
[ ] DART Line 2
Legend
Drogheda MacBride
Laytown
Gormanston
Balbriggan
Skerries
Rush & Lusk
Donabate
Malahide
Portmarnock
Clongriffin
Howth
Sutton
Bayside
Howth Junction
Kilbarrack
Raheny
Harmonstown
Killester
Clontarf Road
DART Line 1/Western Commuter line
Dublin Connolly
Docklands( Spencer Dock)
Loopline Bridge
Tara Street
Dublin Pearse
DART Line 1/South Eastern Commuter line
St Stephen's Green
Christchurch
Phoenix Park Tunnel (To Dublin Connolly)
Dublin Heuston
Inchicore Works
Inchicore
Cherry Orchard & Parkwest
Clondalkin
Kishoge
Adamstown
Hazelhatch & Celbridge

Iarnród Éireann currently operates a rail monopoly. The only other company to operate on lines in the Republic of Ireland is Northern Ireland Railways, which operates a joint railway service between Dublin and Belfast named Enterprise.

A number of other transport modes are available in Dublin. Apart from the two most popular modes of transport, walking and private vehicle, the CIÉ-owned Dublin Bus is virtually ubiquitous, running all over the city. As such, it has many routes that run parallel to DART for stretches. However, it does not have any scheduled routes that traverse the entire length of the DART line. As in the rest of Ireland, integration of bus and rail services is very limited though there are some "feeder bus" routes for which it is possible to buy a through ticket valid for both the rail and bus section of the journey. Travel passes and integrated ticketing (Leap cards) for DART, Luas and Dublin Bus services were introduced in 2011.

The Luas light rail system, which partially integrates with the DART at Connolly Station, is not seen as a competitor, as neither of its routes run along similar routes to DART.

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