Business wants underground Dublin Metro

Mark Gleeson · 12-07-2006, 16:04

London Underground are well known for keeping trains moving and simply skipping the station in question when there are security incidents

Brian Condron · 12-07-2006, 16:12

But isn't the London Underground considered a legacy system and therefore was built not taking any security concerns into account. When a brand new system is being designed at Dublin airport from scratch, wouldn't security be taken into account as part of the design?

My personal preference would be to locate the stop in the coach park behind the short term car park. I've seen that mentioned as a possibility in some RPA information, how feasible is it? I agree that the GSH is too far away. Anyone who has flown into Terminal 2 at Manchester and then gone to the train station knows how annoying it can be to carry luggage that far, even with the travellators.

MrX · 12-07-2006, 16:20

It should be in/joined to the main terminal - end of story. Any other location is utter nonsense.

There's no major issue with closing the service during a security alert.

James Shields · 12-07-2006, 16:43

The location of Terminal 2 is fairly well known, and is pretty much ajacent to Terminal 1. It would seem logical to put the station directly between the two terminals with an underground walkway connecting them (or, if a ground level walkway can be achieved without having to navigate road crossings, that would be acceptable too).

Terminal 3 is expected to be pretty much on the opposite side of the airport. If it would be possible route the line so that it passes close to the likely location of T3, this would be worth doing, because it's something we only get one chance at. There would be an argument for putting in a station box at the same time, but they tried this on the Picadilly line for Heathrow T5, and they ended up building T5 somewhere else so it didn't get used.

Thread Tools	Search this Thread
Show Printable Version Email this Page	Search this Thread: Advanced Search
Display Modes
Switch to Linear Mode Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

12-07-2006, 16:04	#1
Mark Gleeson Technical Officer Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Coach C, Seat 33 Posts: 12,669	London Underground are well known for keeping trains moving and simply skipping the station in question when there are security incidents

12-07-2006, 16:12	#2
Brian Condron Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 268	But isn't the London Underground considered a legacy system and therefore was built not taking any security concerns into account. When a brand new system is being designed at Dublin airport from scratch, wouldn't security be taken into account as part of the design? My personal preference would be to locate the stop in the coach park behind the short term car park. I've seen that mentioned as a possibility in some RPA information, how feasible is it? I agree that the GSH is too far away. Anyone who has flown into Terminal 2 at Manchester and then gone to the train station knows how annoying it can be to carry luggage that far, even with the travellators.

12-07-2006, 16:20	#3
MrX Really Regular Poster Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 585	It should be in/joined to the main terminal - end of story. Any other location is utter nonsense. There's no major issue with closing the service during a security alert.

12-07-2006, 16:43	#4
James Shields Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Drogheda, Ireland Posts: 1,275	The location of Terminal 2 is fairly well known, and is pretty much ajacent to Terminal 1. It would seem logical to put the station directly between the two terminals with an underground walkway connecting them (or, if a ground level walkway can be achieved without having to navigate road crossings, that would be acceptable too). Terminal 3 is expected to be pretty much on the opposite side of the airport. If it would be possible route the line so that it passes close to the likely location of T3, this would be worth doing, because it's something we only get one chance at. There would be an argument for putting in a station box at the same time, but they tried this on the Picadilly line for Heathrow T5, and they ended up building T5 somewhere else so it didn't get used.