The long-awaited Dublin MetroLink could cost the State up to €12 billion with the first trains not expected to be in motion until 2035 at the earliest.
Cabinet Ministers gave approval to Transport Minister Eamon Ryan for the preliminary business case for the MetroLink project as submitted by the National Transport Authority (NTA).
MetroLink will represent the largest rail investment the country has made since the 19th century and it will serve as a major transport spine for Dublin City and also for rail and bus connections from cities and towns across the country.
