MetroLink Dublin

The route will include 16 stations and serve multiple residential communities such as Swords, Ballymun and Glasnevin, as well as the city centre, Dublin Airport ...

“Now this exciting transport megaproject starts to become a reality. “Our task now is to ensure that the scheme progresses in a timely manner with protecting the interests of the taxpayer as a central tenet of the project. Minister for Public Expenditure Michael McGrath said: “There is widespread agreement as to the importance of progressing the MetroLink project as a means of connecting communities, businesses, transport hubs and education settings across Dublin. “By interchanging with other public transport systems such as DART and Luas, MetroLink connects to more than a million people in the Dublin area, and more across Ireland. We are giving the green light to a transport system that will be integral to the city and the country’s sustainable development in this century, and into the next. Mr Ryan said: “MetroLink is a once in a generation project that is going to massively transform the public transport system in our capital city.

A planning application for the MetroLink transport project will be lodged in September, with an expectation that it could be in operation in the early ...

Communities and commuters have waited far too long for this important rail link into the city. Please review their details and accept them to load the content. He said it is not cheap to build transport projects in Ireland but reiterated he is confident that it will deliver benefits to the Irish economy over time. Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan said he expects the overall cost to come in at the lower range estimate of just over €7 billion because "the tenders could be lower" to deliver the project. A planning application for the MetroLink transport project will be lodged with An Bord Pleanála in September, with an expectation that it could be in operation in the early 2030s. The Minister for Transport said he had secured agreement from the Cabinet to proceed with the fully segregated railway for the capital.

The MetroLink rail service connecting Swords and Dublin Airport to Dublin city centre could in a worst-case scenario cost up to €23 billion, Leo Varadkar ...

"Over 175,000 people and 250,000 jobs will be accessible to the stations by foot alone. A more exact cost will be known following planning permission and the procurement process. Construction of the project is expected to begin in 2025. The current estimate for the project budget is €9.5 billion, the midpoint scenario of an indicative cost range between €7.16 billion and €12.25 billion. This can rise to a service every 90 seconds by 2060 with the system capable of carrying up to 20,000 passengers per hour in each direction. Announcing the decision, Eamon Ryan said MetroLink was a "once in a generation project" to transform public transport in the capital city.