The advantages of operating a train network in Reykjavík would greatly outweigh the billions of krónur spent on building the new rail infrastructure, civil engineer Guðbjörg Brá Gísladóttir claims in her MA thesis, which was published today.
According to Guðbjörg Brá the cost of constructing a rail line in Reykjavík could amount to 27 billion ISK. However, it would greatly reduce the need to add to existing bus services, saving money on that front.
Guðbjörg Brá proposes a rail line that would run between Smáralind shopping centre, in the Reykjavík suburb of Kópavogur, and Skeifan business neighbourhood, in east Reykjavík. The line would be 5.8 kilometres (3.6 miles) long and have seven stations.
The advantages of operating a train network in Reykjavík would greatly outweigh the billions of krónur spent on building the new rail infrastructure, civil engineer Guðbjörg Brá Gísladóttir claims in her MA thesis, which was published today.
According to Guðbjörg Brá the cost of constructing a rail line in Reykjavík could amount to 27 billion ISK. However, it would greatly reduce the need to add to existing bus services, saving money on that front.
Guðbjörg Brá proposes a rail line that would run between Smáralind shopping centre, in the Reykjavík suburb of Kópavogur, and Skeifan business neighbourhood, in east Reykjavík. The line would be 5.8 kilometres (3.6 miles) long and have seven stations.
