Editing Dublin (section)

===Rail===
[[File:LUAS trams at Tallaght terminus. - geograph.org.uk - 1387090.jpg|thumb|[[Luas]] trams at the [[Tallaght]] terminus]]
[[Dublin Heuston railway station|Heuston]] and [[Dublin Connolly railway station|Connolly]] stations are the two main railway termini in Dublin. Operated by [[Iarnród Éireann]], the [[Dublin Suburban Rail]] network consists of five railway lines serving the Greater Dublin Area and commuter towns such as [[Drogheda]] and [[Dundalk]] in County Louth, [[Gorey]] in [[County Wexford]], and extending as far as [[Portlaoise]] in County Laois, and once a day to [[Newry]]. One of the five lines is the electrified [[Dublin Area Rapid Transit]] (DART) line, which runs primarily along the coast of Dublin, comprising 31 stations, from [[Malahide]] and [[Howth]] southwards as far as [[Bray, County Wicklow|Bray]] and [[Greystones]] in County Wicklow.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dublin.ie/transport/dart.htm|title=DART (Dublin Area Rapid Transit)|access-date=28 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721123858/http://www.dublin.ie/transport/dart.htm|archive-date=21 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Commuter (Irish Rail)|Commuter rail]] operates on the other four lines using Irish Rail [[diesel multiple unit]]s. In 2013, passengers for DART and Dublin Suburban lines were 16&nbsp;million and 11.7&nbsp;million, respectively (around 75% of all Irish Rail passengers).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cso.ie/px/pxeirestat/Statire/SelectVarVal/Define.asp?maintable=TCA01|title=Passenger Journeys by Rail by Type of Journey and Year – StatBank – data and statistics|access-date=20 April 2016|archive-date=7 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107003029/https://www.cso.ie/px/pxeirestat/Statire/SelectVarVal/Define.asp?maintable=TCA01|url-status=live}}</ref>

Dublin once had an extensive system of [[Dublin tramways|trams]] but this was largely phased out by 1949. A new [[light rail]] system, often described as a tram system, the [[Luas]], was launched in 2004, and is run by [[Transdev]] Ireland (under contract from [[Transport Infrastructure Ireland]]), carrying over 34&nbsp;million passengers annually.<ref name="Luas - Frequently Asked Questions">{{cite web|url=https://www.luas.ie/faq.html|title=Frequently Asked Questions|website=Luas|access-date=1 January 2018|archive-date=1 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180101135323/https://www.luas.ie/faq.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The network consists of two interconnecting lines; the [[Red Line (Luas)|Red Line]] links the [[Dublin Docklands|Docklands]] and city centre with the south-western suburbs of [[Tallaght]] and [[Saggart]], while the [[Green Line (Luas)|Green Line]] connects northern inner city suburbs and the main city centre with suburbs to the south of the city including [[Sandyford]] and [[Brides Glen Luas stop|Brides Glen]], mostly along the former route of the [[Harcourt Street railway line]]. Together these lines comprise a total 67 stops and {{convert|44.5|km|mi}} of track.<ref name="Luas - Frequently Asked Questions"/> Construction of a 6&nbsp;km extension to the Green Line, bringing it into the north of the city, commenced in June 2013 and was opened for passenger travel on 9 December 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://luas.ie/luas-cross-city-opening-2pm-sat-9th-dec/|title=Luas Cross City Opened|date=December 2017|website=Luas.ie|publisher=[[Transdev]]|access-date=14 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171215110751/https://luas.ie/luas-cross-city-opening-2pm-sat-9th-dec/|archive-date=15 December 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

A [[Rapid transit|metro]] service is proposed under the name of [[MetroLink (Dublin)|Metrolink]], and planned to run from Dublin's [[Northside, Dublin|northside]] to [[Charlemont Luas stop|Charlemont]] via [[Dublin Airport]] and [[St. Stephen's Green]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/revealed-preferred-route-for-3bn-metrolink-from-city-centre-to-dublin-airport-unveiled-36732780.html|title=Revealed: Preferred route for €3bn MetroLink from city centre to Dublin Airport unveiled|last=Melia|first=Paul|date=22 March 2018|work=Irish Independent|access-date=12 November 2018|archive-date=27 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327091252/https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/revealed-preferred-route-for-3bn-metrolink-from-city-centre-to-dublin-airport-unveiled-36732780.html|url-status=live}}</ref>