M3 Parkway is a railway station in County Meath on the planned Clonsilla-Navan railway line. It mainly serves as a large Park and Ride site, with 1,200 spaces. M3 Parkway opened on the 3rd of September 2010, as part of phase one of the Navan rail line reopening.[1]
In 2005, the Irish Government announced that, as part of its Transport 21 plan, the line between Clonsilla and Navan would be reopened for passenger trains in two stages, with the first stage opening to passengers on the 3rd of September 2010. This line had originally closed in 1963.[2]
Phase 1 of this project consists of a line from Clonsilla to M3 Parkway. M3 Parkway will be the terminus of the line until Phase 2 extends it to Navan.
There was uncertainty over the station's name, as it variously appears as Pace M3, M3 Park and Ride, and Pace (M3 Park and Ride). Unlike the preceding Dunboyne station, there has never been a train station at this location before.In Summer 2010 signs in the station complex display the name as M3 Parkway.
M3 Parkway is served by diesel powered Iarnrod Eireann Commuter 29000 and 2800 rolling stock. During rush-hour Intercity 22000 DMUs serve the station.[3]
| Preceding station | Iarnród Éireann | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunboyne | Commuter Western Commuter (Dunboyne Branch) |
Terminus | ||
| From 2015 | ||||
| Dunboyne | Commuter Western Commuter (Dunboyne Branch) |
Dunshaughlin | ||
| DART (Dunboyne Branch) |
Terminus | |||