Funding to cut train Dublin-Belfast journey time to under two hours (opens original article in a new tab)

Funding to shorten the train journey time between Dublin and Belfast to under two hours is set for Cabinet approval, with upgrades to railway tracks and electrification of parts of the rail network included in the projects.

• Funding to cut Dublin-Belfast train journey time to under two hours is expected to receive Cabinet approval.
• Upgrades on railway tracks and electrification of 37km of the rail network from Malahide to Drogheda will be part of the projects.
• €35 million will be paid to Iarnród Éireann and Translink to continue Dublin-Belfast hourly services.