THE NATIONAL TRANSPORT Authority has released a series of drawings which give an artist’s impression of what a number of the proposed Metrolink stations will look like.
Images of ten stations across a section of the line were released by the authority yesterday, following the publication of the project’s ‘Preferred Route’ last month.
They show impressions of stations on the northside at Seatown, Swords Central, Dublin Airport, Northwood, Collins Avenue, Griffith Park, Glasnevin and Mater, and on the southside at Tara and Charlemont.
The new route has 16 stops in total, from Estuary in Swords on the northside to Charlemont near Ranelagh on the southside.
Last month, the NTA confirmed that the project would not continue south of the Charlemont stop, which would have involved an upgrade to the Luas Green line and led to its potential closure for up to four years.
A proposed upgrade of the Luas Green Line will instead occur “at an appropriate point in the future”, although the authority said this may not happen for up to 20 years.
Other high-profile changes meant the acquisition of a pitch belonging to Na Fianna GAA club will no longer be required for the construction of the Griffith Park station.
Meanwhile the demolition of apartments at Hart’s Corner are no longer required for the Glasnevin station.
However, the artist’s impression of the Glasnevin station suggests that a number of buildings in the area will still require demolition, while an apartment block on Townsend Street will still be demolished for the Tara station.
The project, which the authority is aiming to have under construction by 2021, is expected to create around 4,000 jobs and to be operational by 2027.
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