Gluas
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GLUAS is a proposed tram or light rail system for Galway city, similar to the Luas
found in Dublin. GLUAS is estimated to cost €200 million, less than €10 million per kilometre. There are three proposed routes for the GLUAS:
A fourth line is proposed for the future, once the GLUAS has been established:
The Original proposal of three lines would require the construction of 64 stations, with park and ride facilities at Knocknacarra and Dangan.
At the time the project was proposed in June 2008, it was suggested that it would be completed within three years, but due to Government cutbacks the project has been put on hold.
Luas
Luas , also promoted in the development stage as the Dublin Light Rail System, is a tram or light rail system serving Dublin, the first such system in the decades since the closure of the last of the Dublin tramways. In 2007, the system carried 28.4 million passengers, a growth of 10% since...
found in Dublin. GLUAS is estimated to cost €200 million, less than €10 million per kilometre. There are three proposed routes for the GLUAS:
- Line 1: Ballybrit -> Mervue -> Wellpark -> Nuns Island -> Eyre Square -> Newcastle -> Dangen -> Rahoon
- Line 2: Eyre Square -> Newcastle -> Shantalla -> Taylors Hill -> Barna
- Line 3: Murrouoh -> Renmore -> Wellpark -> Terryland -> Newcastle -> Shantalla -> Taylors Hill
A fourth line is proposed for the future, once the GLUAS has been established:
- Line 4: Eyre Square -> Claddagh -> Salthill -> Knocknacarra
The Original proposal of three lines would require the construction of 64 stations, with park and ride facilities at Knocknacarra and Dangan.
At the time the project was proposed in June 2008, it was suggested that it would be completed within three years, but due to Government cutbacks the project has been put on hold.