New Metrolink south route set to stop at Charlemont

The National Transport Authority (NTA) and Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) have confirmed that the preferred route for Dublin’s Metro will only extend southbound as far as Charlemont. The route published last year included a proposal to upgrade the Luas Green line to Metro standard, with the Metro stretching south to Sandyford, but the new plans will see the development of a section from Swords to Charlemont with an interchange from Metro to Luas at Charlemont for passengers.

“It is projected that the number of people seeking to travel on the Green Line in future years will exceed the carrying capacity of the Luas system, requiring an upgrade,” the NTA and TII said in a statement. However, that upgrade is not expected to be needed for some time — perhaps 20 years or so.”