St Stephen's Green station
General information | |
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Location | St Stephen's Green, Harcourt Street Dublin Ireland |
Coordinates | 53°20′21″N 6°15′40″W / 53.33926°N 6.26118°W |
Owned by | Transport Infrastructure Ireland |
Operated by | Transdev (as Luas) |
Line(s) | Green |
Platforms | 2 |
Construction | |
Structure type | At-grade |
Key dates | |
30 June 2004 | Stop opened |
2016 | Stop upgrade begins |
9 December 2017 | Luas Cross City services commence |
2018 | Platforms extended |
Location | |
St Stephen's Green is a stop on the
History
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From the opening of the
Trams approach the stop from the south, after coming up Harcourt Street. Immediately before the stop is a double crossover point which was used for terminating trams, but is now rarely used. After departing the stop, trams turn right and head along St. Stephen's Green North, where there is a siding, and then turn left onto Dawson Street.
Cross city extension
In 2017 an extension of the Luas Green Line was opened, crossing the
Services
Trams stop at the stop coming from either end every 2-10 minutes.
Proposals
Initial plans for the proposed
In March 2018, the Dublin Metro was rebranded under the name "Metrolink", and proposed to run from Swords in the north, passing through the city centre to points in the south. A version of this Metrolink plan proposed that an underground station be built on the Eastern side of St Stephen's Green.[12]
Preceding station | Luas | Following station | ||
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Dawson towards Parnell or Broombridge
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Green Line | Harcourt towards Sandyford or Brides Glen
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Proposed | ||||
Preceding station | Dublin Metro
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Following station | ||
Tara Street | Metrolink
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Charlemont |
References
- ^ LUAS St.Stephen's Green website
- ^ LUAS Cross City line
- ^ "Infrastructure and Capital Investment 2012–16". Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
- Evening Herald. 28 April 2012.
- ^ a b "Taoiseach launches new Luas Cross City service in Dublin". RTÉ. 9 December 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- ^ "Longer Luas trams to be introduced on the Green Line". Independent News & Media. 14 November 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- ^ "Green light given to Luas link-up, first passengers 2017". RTÉ. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
- ^ "Metro North, DART underground plans shelved". RTÉ News. 10 November 2011.
- ^ "Metro Airport / Swords (Metro North)". RPA. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013.
- ^ a b "Government cancels Metro North and Dart underground plans". Thejournal.ie. Archived from the original on 23 September 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
- ^ "Dublin Interconnector - Public Consultation - Proposed station at St Stephen's Green" (PDF). Irish Rail. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2009.
- ^ Metrolink Public Consultation 2018 (PDF) (Report). Transport Infrastructure Ireland. March 2018. p. 60.