Watch: Architectural Firm Shows What A Malta Metro Route Could Look Like
Maltese architectural firm KonceptX has released a video of its plans for a Malta metro, displaying the route a future underground train could take.
KonceptX is owned by architect Konrad Xuereb, whose portfolio of worldwide projects includes the Al Bahr Towers in the UAE and Lochnagar Bridge in London, has long been pushing for a Malta metro.
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Xuereb, released plans in 2019 for a single metro line with 20 stations, stretching from Mosta to Birżebbuġa via the airport, and then upwards along the east coast and straight to Gozo via a future tunnel.
Xuereb has estimated that it will take five years for all the necessary environmental, archaeological, financial and social studies to take place, and a further ten years for construction works to conclude.
The route of KonceptX's proposed Malta metro
In 2021, the government launched its own plans for a metro, drafted by engineering firm Arup, with three lines and 25 stations and with an estimated 15-20 year timeline.
However, the hype around the project has fizzled out significantly and the metro wasn’t mentioned at all in the 2023 Budget.
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