Chapter 4 I Transport and Mobility
Light Rail Route Alignment
Proposed Light Rail - Washington Street
BLARNEY
BROOKLODGE
TOWER
GLANMIRE
BLACKPOOL
MAYFIELD Kent Station Interchange • Interchange with inter-urban and suburban rail • New bridge from Kent Station to South Docklands
KNOCKNAHEENEY
Provide access to City Centre
Support Future Development of Cork Docklands
Kent Station
Support Development and Expansion of tertiary education corridor
DOCKLANDS
Patrick Street
Support Future Development
Docklands
University College Cork
BALLINLOUGH
Cork County Hall
BLACKROCK
GREENMOUNT
Ballincollig
Proposed Light Rail sharing with Greenway
Cork Institute of Technology
Mahon Point
Cork University Hospital
P&R
Cork Science & Innovation Park
BISHOPSTOWN
Support Future Development
ROCHESTOWN
PASS
Park & Ride to accomodate traffic from N22 on Light Rail
FRANKFIELD
LEGEND - KEY INFORMATION
Light Rail Transit (LRT)
LRT Stop
Park & Ride Sation
CORK AIRPORT
Train Sation
All routes and alignments are indicative and subject to change through the statutory scheme appraisal process.
Figure 4.7: Indicative LRT route.
Advance Bus Provision
Maximising the potential of the rail corridor will support better integration of land use planning and public transport. This approach provides justifica- tion for new greenfield development at Blarney / Stoneview, brownfield development at Tivoli and an examination of the potential for future develop- ment in the North West Corridor of the City such as Killeens. The provision of new train stations at Blackpool, Blarney and Tivoli is consistent with Cork City Councils policy and objective to significantly intensify development around these locations. As the Suburban Rail will utilise the existing mainline between Mallow and Kent and onto Midleton, it is important to ensure that the provision of additional suburban rail stations and services will not preclude the ability of train providers to increase the speed or frequency on this line.
4.69 In advance of the development of the LRT, and to allow the development consolidation to support its delivery, the selected route will be served with a high frequency bus service with bus priority measures to enable a high level of performance in advance of its transition to light rail.
Suburban Rail
4.70 The existing rail network provides direct and reliable access to Cork City Centre from a significant portion of its east and northern Metropolitan Cork catchment area. This plan through CMATS proposes to maximise opportunities offered by the existing suburban rail network to support the travel needs across the CMA.
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