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There have also been serious proposals for a light rail system for the [[Capital Region (Iceland)|Capital Region]] (Reykjavík, Kópavogur, Hafnafjörður). In the Samtök Sveitarfélaga á Höfuðborgarsvæðinu (Association of municipalities in the Capital Area) master plan for the capital area, Höfuðborgarsvæðið 2040, the transport section outlines a plan to create a [[light rail]]/[[Bus rapid transit|BRT]] system in the Capital Area.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ssh.is/borgarlina|title=SSH - Borgarlína|last=Björgvinsdóttir|first=Sandra|website=ssh.is|language=is-is|access-date=2017-02-22|archive-date=2017-02-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170223212057/http://ssh.is/borgarlina|url-status=dead}}</ref> The mayors of the respective municipalities have agreed to the masterplan and have shown interest in this proposal, which is currently in a planning stage.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ruv.is/frett/borgarlina-odyrari-leid-en-mislaeg-gatnamot|title=Borgarlína ódýrari leið en mislæg gatnamót|date=2016-12-02|newspaper=RÚV|access-date=2017-02-22|language=en}}</ref>
In 2019, a funding package was agreed between the central government and municipalities in the Capital Region on the construction of a BRT system, scaled back from original light rail proposals.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sáttmáli um samgöngur á höfuðborgarsvæðinu |url=https://www.stjornarradid.is/verkefni/samgongur-og-fjarskipti/samgonguaaetlun/sattmali-um-samgongur-a-hofudborgarsvaedinu/ |access-date=2023-05-05 |website=www.stjornarradid.is |language=is}}</ref> As of 2023, the first phase set for completion in 2026, is from Reykjavík city centre to Hamraborg in [[Kópavogur]]. The second phase is from the city centre to Ártúnshöfði in eastern Reykjavík, to be complete in 2027. Later phases are still in planning, but a network spanning the greater Capital Region is to be constructed in phases.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Spurt og svarað |url=https://borgarlinan.is/spurningar/ |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=Borgarlínan}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Borgarlína Lota 1, Suðurlandsbraut – Laugavegur, hönnun |url=https://www.vegagerdin.is/verkefnin/utbod/borgarlina-lota-1-sudurlandsbraut-laugavegur-honnun |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=www.vegagerdin.is |language=is}}</ref>
== See also ==
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