Misplaced Pages

Windy Arbour Luas stop

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Tram stop in Dublin, Ireland

Windy Arbour
Na GlasáinLuas
The northbound platform at Windy Arbour
General information
LocationChurchtown Road Lower/St. Columbanus' Road
Windy Arbour, County Dublin
Ireland
Coordinates53°18′06″N 6°15′03″W / 53.30158879339281°N 6.250709227476935°W / 53.30158879339281; -6.250709227476935
Owned byTransport Infrastructure Ireland
Operated byTransdev (as Luas)
Line(s)Green
Platforms2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
Fare zoneGreen 2
Key dates
30 June 2004Stop opened
2018Platforms extended
Location
Windy Arbour is located in DublinWindy ArbourWindy ArbourLocation within Dublin

Windy Arbour (Irish: Na Glasáin) is a stop on the Luas light-rail tram system in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, south of Dublin, Ireland. It opened in 2004 as a stop on the Green Line from St Stephen's Green to Sandyford. It serves the suburbs of Windy Arbour, Churchtown, and Clonskeagh.

Location and access

Luas Luas Green Line
Legend
Dublin–Sligo line
westbound
Broombridge Iarnród Éireann
Dublin–Sligo line
eastbound
Hamilton Depot
Cabra
Phibsborough
Grangegorman
Broadstone – University
Dominick
Parnell
O'Connell Upper
O'Connell - GPO
Marlborough
Red Line - Abbey Street
O'Connell
Bridge
River
Liffey
Rosie
Hackett Bridge
Westmoreland
Trinity
Dawson
St Stephen's Green
Harcourt
Grand Canal
Charlemont
Ranelagh
Beechwood
Cowper
Milltown
Nine Arches Bridge
over River Dodder
Windy Arbour
William Dargan Bridge
Dundrum
Balally Parking
Kilmacud
Stillorgan Parking
Sandyford Parking
Depot
Central Park
M50-IE confirmatory.svg M50
Glencairn
The Gallops
Leopardstown Valley
Ballyogan Wood
M50-IE confirmatory.svg M50
Racecourse (unused)
Carrickmines Parking
Brennanstown (unused)
Laughanstown
Cherrywood
Wyattville Link Road
Brides Glen

The Green Line runs on mostly segregated track, making use of the disused railway alignment of the disused railway alignment from Bray to Harcourt Street. The Windy Arbour stop is located between Churchtown Road Lower and St. Columbanus' Road on the site of a former footbridge that crossed over the railway. The stop has the signs, displays, shelters, and ticket machines common to all Luas stops. It has entrances from each of the neighbouring roads. The Churchtown Road entrance consists of a layby which can be used by cars and buses to drop off Luas passengers. The St. Columbanus' Road entrance is a paved plaza leading from a bend in the road to the northern end of the platforms.

The stop is also served by Dublin Bus routes 44, and 44D.

Services

Trams stop at the stop coming from either end every 2-10 minutes.

Preceding station Luas Luas Following station
Milltowntowards Parnell or Broombridge Green Line Dundrumtowards Sandyford or Brides Glen

References

  1. O'Callaghan, Gavin (4 June 2019). "Gardai investigating Luas stop incident as shocking racist video goes viral". DublinLive.
  2. "Luas Is Launched". RTÉ Archives.
  3. "Immaculately renovated 1930s home beside the Dodder in Churchtown for €1.25m". The Irish Times.
  4. Hegarty, Peter; Rose, Howard (28 October 2005). Dublin. Premier Guides Ltd. ISBN 9781904895015 – via Google Books.
  5. "Windy Arbour". Luas.


Stub icon

This European tramway-related article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: