Seven more trams for Luas

Dublin’s Luas tram network will be receiving seven extra trams before the end of 2017 as part of the Cross City project which will see an extension to the exisiting network. The seven trams will once again by Citadis trams as built by Alstom but will be the longest trams yet seen in Dublin with nine sections instead of the current seven.

Paschal Donohoe, Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, said: “Placing the order for the new trams today is another important step in this project. The new trams will carry more people and allow the Luas Cross City extension to provide a frequent, efficient and integrated transport option for the city centre and all the way through Broadstone and out to Cabra,”

The deal to acquire the extra trams will cost 36.5m euros and they will be delivered to Ireland ahead of the opening of the extension at the end of 2017. Each vehicle will be 54.6 metres long with capacity for 379 passengers. The current Citadis trams are 43 metres long and can carry 319 passengers.

Stops between St Stephens Green and Sandyford will be increased in length to accommodate the new trams and they will be based at both Sandyford and Broombridge depots. Progress is continuing on the construction of the cross city route which will see an extension of the green route between St Stephen’s Green and Broombridge and will include a physical connection to the red route for the first time.

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2 Responses to Seven more trams for Luas

  1. Paul Thacker says:

    Excellent! Another reason to visit my favourite Dublin!

  2. Tony Sullivan says:

    It should be noted that the physical connection between the new cross city route ( green line ) and the red line at the point where the two cross each other at Abbey Street / O’Connell Street is only for engineering needs and to transfer trams from one line to the other. It is not for normal public service which I feel is rather short sighted.

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