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The idea of building a Luas in Cork has existed since Dublin's Luas opened in 2004.
A transportation investment plan for Cork, Cork Metropolitan Area Transport Strategy (CMATS), was published by the government in 2019 and it included a light rail line to be built by 2031.
In 2020, a preferred route was expected to be announced by 2022, but in 2023 it was expected in 2024.
Update 01/09/2024:
This scheme seems not to be a high priority and has been quiet for some time. The last update was from November 2023 and predicted that a preferred route would be announced in 2024, but so far this has not come to pass:
"In relation to the Cork Luas project specifically, the spokesperson said work on identifying a precise route 'is progressing well'.
The emerging preferred route (EPR) is expected to be published in the new year following previous delays to its publication."
It seems that Cork Luas will probably have to wait until the major Dublin schemes (Metrolink and DART+) are under construction so that project and design teams can be freed up.
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