Cork council sets its sights on light rail system

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Archiseek / Ireland / News / 2006 / December 12

Luas - Dublin

The Railway Procurement Agency (RPA) has held preliminary discussions with Cork City Council officials about developing a light rail system for Cork. RPA chief executive Frank Allen confirmed that he had a meeting in Cork yesterday with council officials to examine the feasibility of establishing a light rail system to service the greater Cork area. He said that the discussions were at a preliminary stage and any light rail service would have to be part of an integrated land use strategy developed in a review of the Cork Area Strategic Plan (Casp). Yesterday discussions between the RPA and council officials coincided with the launch in Cork of an initiative by the Green Party calling for a light rail service to ease congestion in the city and surrounding hinterland.

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