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Flood damaged DART line may reopen by midweek

Works on the rail bridge are ahead of schedule and it may reopen this week
Works on the rail bridge are ahead of schedule and it may reopen this week

Iarnród Éireann has said that it hopes to be able to reopen by midweek a section of the DART rail line that was damaged by recent flooding.

The line between Grand Canal Dock and Sydney Parade in Dublin has been closed since 27 October due to erosion on a bridge, which was caused by flooding from the River Dodder.

Repair work had been scheduled to be completed by 11 November however it is currently ahead of schedule, with testing of the line now due to begin tomorrow.

Iarnród Éireann said it expected to be in a position to confirm the time and date of the line's reopening by tomorrow afternoon.