Project Overview Luas Lucan (Line F1)
- Luas Lucan will run from Lucan to the city centre via Liffey Valley Town Centre and Ballyfermot
- New line to be built from Lucan (Newcastle Road) to Blackhorse, where it links to the Red Line
- Makes good use of existing infrastructure and serving existing residents
- Connects with Metro West and Luas Red Line
- Light Rail – operating like Luas
- Infrastructure built to accommodate longer vehicles (over 50 m long)
- No proposed tunnel sections
- Integrates with orbital transport services
- Route to be on surface
- Lucan to City Centre (Abbey Street Stop) in 44 minutes
- Delivered as Public Private Partnership
Delivery Process
- Feasible Corridor Options
- Public Consultation (Route Options)
- Emerging Preferred Route
- Outline Design (Concept)
- Outline Business Case
- Reference Design
Current Phase
- EIS
- Railway Order Application
- Procurement
- Construction and Operation
Key information about Luas Lucan
- 10.5km
- 13 proposed stops
- Park and Ride
- Interchange with rail and Luas
- Connecting Lucan, Liffey Valley, Ballyfermot to the city centre
- Interoperable with Luas and Metro
- Run every 4 minutes d peak
- Capacity for 4,650 people in each direction per hour
- Over 20 million passengers per year
A Luas Lucan Line was in Government’s plans since the publication of Platform for Change (2000), and is part funded by the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport.
To find out more about a particular phase or to view published information for this line, please click on one of the phases below.
This is the first stage in the process of developing Luas Line F. On Thursday the 27th of September 2007 the Minister for Transport, Noel Dempsey TD, with RPA Chief Executive, Frank Allen, announced possible route options for Luas Line F to Lucan. This marked the start of public consultation focusing initially on selecting the best overall route.
At this stage RPA having carefully reviewed submissions from the public will select the best route from the options and/or sub-options that where available at Identify Route Options stage for Luas Line F.
Having selected the best overall route option based on public consultation, RPA in this phase focuses on the precise alignment, stop locations including arrangements to ensure access to stops, related structures and traffic management solutions for Luas Line F.
At this phase, permission to build and operation, RPA will submit a Railway Order Application to An Bord Pleanala to develop Luas Line F.At this phase, permission to build and operation, RPA will submit a Railway Order Application to An Bord Pleanala to develop Luas Line F. An Bord Pleanala may decide to hold a Public Inquiry. A decision on the granting of the Railway Order to RPA will be made by An Bord Pleanala.
At this phase in developing Luas Line F project, RPA contractors and sub-contractors will begin to physically construct the approved light rail line based on the detailed design drawings. At this stage preparatory works including realignment of utilities, track foundations, stop construction and landscaping will begin.
Following the successful pre-operational testing of Luas Line F, RPA will begin passenger operation services of the new line through a selected operator.