Green Line (Luas)

Luas Green Line
Harcourt Street Luas stop.
Overview
Type	Commuter rail, Light rail
System	Railway Procurement Agency
Status	Operational
Locale	Ireland
Termini	St Stephen's Green Bride's Glen
Stations	24
Operation
Opened	30 June 2004
Owner	Railway Procurement Agency
Operator(s)	Transdev
Character	Primary
Depot(s)	Sandyford
Technical
Line length	12-mile (19 km)
Number of tracks	Double track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) Standard gauge
Electrification	750 V DC Overhead catenary
Route map Legend Dublin–Sligo line westbound Broombridge Dublin–Sligo line eastbound Cabra Phibsborough Grangegorman Broadstone - DIT Dominick Cathal Brugha Street Parnell O'Connell Upper O'Connell - GPO Marlborough Red Line Abbey Street River Liffey O'Connell Bridge ┃Rosie Hackett Bridge Westmoreland Trinity Dawson ↑ Opens 2017 St Stephen's Green Harcourt Grand Canal Charlemont Ranelagh Beechwood Cowper Milltown River Dodder Windy Arbour Dundrum Balally Kilmacud Stillorgan Sandyford Depot Central Park M50 Motorway Glencairn The Gallops Leopardstown Valley Ballyogan Wood M50 Motorway Racecourse(unused) Carrickmines Brennanstown(unused) Laughanstown Cherrywood Wyattville Link Road Bride’s Glen

The Green Line (Irish: Líne Uaine) is one of the two lines of Dublin's Luas light rail system. The Green Line is currently entirely in the south side of Dublin city. It mostly follows the route of the old Harcourt Street railway line, which was reserved for possible re-use when it closed in 1958. The Red Line and Green Line are not yet connected to each other, with a 15-minute walk between the two closest points.

The Green Line from St Stephen's Green to Sandyford launched on 30 June 2004. An extension to Cherrywood (Brides Glen Station) was opened on 16 October 2010.

Differences from Old Harcourt Street Line

Between Harcourt Street and Charlemont, the Green Line takes a large loop east around buildings which didn't exist between 1859 and 1959. As such, there is no train bridge on Adelaide Road for the current line, as there had been for the Harcourt Street Line.

The line then follows the old alignment of the Harcourt Street line from Charlemont station as far as the current Sandyford stop (known as "Stillorgan" on the Harcourt Street line). After Sandyford the line detours over the Leopardstown Road/Brewery Road junction so as to run west around the Leopardstown Racecourse before rejoining the original alignment just north of Carrickmines.^[1] The Harcourt Street line had run around the eastern edge of the racecourse, via Silverpark. Remnants of the old Foxrock Station are visible at the back of The Hedgerows in Foxrock.

After this detour around Leopardstown Racecourse, the current line runs roughly along the original alignment with some minor detours, particularly prevalent at Laughanstown.

There are some other cosmetic differences between the Harcourt Street Line and the current Green Line, such as the positioning of the Ranelagh stop. The location of Ranelagh on the former line was at the current Beechwood stop. The old Ranelagh stop was the last stop on the old line before the train reached the city.

Stops

Image	Name Name in Irish	Zone	Location	Transport interchange	Serves
	St. Stephen's Green Faiche Stiabhna	Central 1	St. Stephen's Green West 53°20′21″N 6°15′41″W / 53.339179°N 6.261350°W / 53.339179; -6.261350	Luas Red Line (walk 1.2 km / ¾ mile) Tara Street (walk 1.3 km / ¾ mile) Dublin Pearse (walk 1.6 km / 1 mile) Dublin Bus routes dublinbikes	St. Stephen's Green, Grafton Street, Kildare Street Trinity College, Dublin Leinster House National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology National Library of Ireland Gaiety Theatre Bank of Ireland, College Green Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland Dublin Castle and Chester Beatty Library
	Harcourt Sráid Fhearchair	Central 1	Harcourt Street 53°20′01″N 6°15′46″W / 53.333644°N 6.262734°W / 53.333644; -6.262734	Dublin Bus routes dublinbikes	National Concert Hall Iveagh Gardens Synge Street CBS
	Charlemont	Central 1 / Green 2	Grand Parade 53°19′50″N 6°15′31″W / 53.330610°N 6.258630°W / 53.330610; -6.258630	Dublin Bus routes dublinbikes	Portobello Cathal Brugha Barracks Grand Canal
	Ranelagh Raghnallach	Green 2	Ranelagh 53°19′34″N 6°15′22″W / 53.326127°N 6.256212°W / 53.326127; -6.256212	Dublin Bus routes	Ranelagh, Rathgar Leinster Cricket Club Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club
	Beechwood Coill na Feá	Green 2	Dunville Avenue / Beechwood Road 53°19′15″N 6°15′17″W / 53.320924°N 6.254658°W / 53.320924; -6.254658	Dublin Bus routes	Rathmines Sandford Park School
	Cowper	Green 2	Cowper Road 53°19′15″N 6°15′17″W / 53.320924°N 6.254658°W / 53.320924; -6.254658	Dublin Bus routes	Gonzaga College Church of Ireland College of Education
	Milltown Baile an Mhuilinn	Green 2	Richmond Avenue South 53°18′35″N 6°15′07″W / 53.309654°N 6.251807°W / 53.309654; -6.251807	Dublin Bus routes	Milltown Golf Club Alexandra College
	Windy Arbour Na Glasáin	Green 2	Churchtown Road Lower / St. Columbanus' Road 53°18′06″N 6°15′02″W / 53.301759°N 6.250675°W / 53.301759; -6.250675	Dublin Bus routes	Windy Arbour, Churchtown, Clonskeagh Islamic Cultural Centre of Ireland De La Salle College Churchtown Central Mental Hospital
	Dundrum Dún Droma	Green 2/3	Dundrum / Taney Road 53°17′33″N 6°14′42″W / 53.292424°N 6.245123°W / 53.292424; -6.245123	Dublin Bus routes	Dundrum Dundrum Town Centre
	Balally Baile Amhlaoibh	Green 3	Drummartin 53°17′10″N 6°14′12″W / 53.286030°N 6.236712°W / 53.286030; -6.236712	Dublin Bus routes Luas Park + Ride	Goatstown Dundrum Town Centre Wesley College Mount Anville Secondary School
	Kilmacud Cill Mochuda	Green 3	Benildus Avenue/Drummartin Link Road 53°16′59″N 6°13′27″W / 53.282948°N 6.224090°W / 53.282948; -6.224090	Dublin Bus routes	Kilmacud St Benildus College
	Stillorgan Stigh Lorgan	Green 3	Blackthorn Avenue 53°16′40″N 6°12′17″W / 53.277643°N 6.204595°W / 53.277643; -6.204595	Dublin Bus routes Luas Park + Ride	Stillorgan Beacon Hospital
	Sandyford Áth an Ghainimh	Green 3/4	Blackthorn Avenue 53°16′39″N 6°12′17″W / 53.277618°N 6.204634°W / 53.277618; -6.204634	Dublin Bus routes Luas Park + Ride	Sandyford
	Central Park An Pháirc Láir	Green 4	Sandyford Industrial Estate 53°16′12″N 6°12′14″W / 53.270099°N 6.203786°W / 53.270099; -6.203786	Dublin Bus routes	Leopardstown Park Hospital Leopardstown Racecourse Kilmacud Crokes GAA
	Glencairn Gleann an Chairn	Green 4	Murphystown Road 53°15′59″N 6°12′36″W / 53.266281°N 6.209923°W / 53.266281; -6.209923	Dublin Bus routes	Glencairn House
	The Gallops An Eachrais	Green 4	Murphystown Way 53°15′40″N 6°12′21″W / 53.261157°N 6.205870°W / 53.261157; -6.205870	Dublin Bus routes	Stepaside
	Leopardstown Valley Gleann Baile na Lobhair	Green 4	Mayor Street Upper 53°15′30″N 6°11′54″W / 53.258316°N 6.198373°W / 53.258316; -6.198373	Dublin Bus routes
	Ballyogan Wood Coill Bhaile Uí Ógáin	Green 4	Ballyogan Vale 53°15′18″N 6°11′04″W / 53.255078°N 6.184431°W / 53.255078; -6.184431	Dublin Bus routes	Ballyogan
	Carrickmines Carraig Mhaighin	Green 5	Glenamuck Road North 53°15′16″N 6°10′18″W / 53.254350°N 6.171621°W / 53.254350; -6.171621	Dublin Bus routes Luas Park + Ride	Carrickmines, Cabinteely
	Laughanstown Baile an Locháin	Green 5	Laughanstown (Lehaunstown) 53°15′02″N 6°09′18″W / 53.250636°N 6.154953°W / 53.250636; -6.154953	Dublin Bus routes
	Cherrywood Coill na Sílíní	Green 5	Cherrywood Park / Valley Drive 53°14′43″N 6°08′45″W / 53.245382°N 6.145839°W / 53.245382; -6.145839	Dublin Bus routes	Cherrywood, Cherrywood Business Park
	Brides Glen Gleann Bhríde	Green 5	Cherrywood 53°14′31″N 6°08′34″W / 53.241870°N 6.142782°W / 53.241870; -6.142782	Dublin Bus routes	St. Columcille's Hospital

Luas Cross City

Luas Cross City (Irish: Luas Traschathrach) is a proposed extension to the Green Line, formerly called Luas BXD. It is planned to run from St. Stephen's Green to Broombridge railway station.^[2]

Construction of Luas Cross City, an extension to the Green Line, began in June 2013 and is expected to open in 2017.^[3] The Rosie Hackett Bridge carrying the new line over the river Liffey was opened on 20 May 2014.

The new section is planned to begin at the current city centre terminus, St. Stephen's Green, cross the Red Line near the Abbey stop, and continue northwards, terminating at Broombridge station. There it is expected to connect passengers using Irish Rail commuter services to Maynooth railway station and M3 Parkway railway station.

Stops

The Nine Arches Bridge on the Green Line at Milltown

See also

• Luas
• Red Line

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to LUAS tram system.

• LUAS Cross City Project Website
• Green Line stops on LUAS website