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Dundrum (Irish: Dún Droma) is a stop on the Luas light rail tram system in Dublin, Ireland which serves the suburb of Dundrum. It opened in 2004 [ 1 ] as a stop on the Green Line , which re-uses the alignment of the Harcourt Street railway line which closed in 1958.
Dublin Coach run services to Dublin Airport from Cork (via Waterford), Ennis, Limerick, Portlaoise and Killarney to Dublin Airport, with some services hubbing via the Red Cow Luas stop. [ 15 ] JJ Kavanagh & Sons operates a number of routes between Waterford , Clonmel , Limerick and Dublin City Centre, some also serving Dublin Airport .
The route corridor remained mostly in place until the 2000s, largely due to the Dublin Corporation putting a ban on construction on the trackbed in 1972. The section between Grand Parade and the old Stillorgan station at Sandyford was chosen for use by the Luas light rail system whose Green Line opened in 2004.
The Luas route substantially follows the original Harcourt Street railway line, which was operated by the DSER from Dublin to Bray. Closed in 1958, the alignment was preserved intact for several decades until it was taken over by the Luas. Dundrum railway station opened on 10 July 1854 and closed on 1 January 1959. [4]
Luas is operated by Transdev, under tender from Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII). (Prior to the later RPA merger with the National Roads Authority to form TII, the tender was originally under the defunct Railway Procurement Agency jurisdiction). The Luas was a major part of the National Transport Authority's strategy (2000–2016). [5]
Balally (Irish: Baile Amhlaoibh) is a stop on the Luas light-rail tram system in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, County Dublin, Ireland. It opened in 2004 as a stop on the Green Line and serves Dundrum Town Centre, the southern area of Dundrum and the nearby suburbs of Balally and Goatstown. [1] The stop is located at the junction at the side of ...
Carrickmines (Irish: Carraig Mhaighin) is a stop on the Luas light rail tram system in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, County Dublin, Ireland, which serves the nearby village of Carrickmines. It opened in 2010 [ 1 ] and was built on the site of a disused heavy rail station of the same name.
William Dargan Bridge, opened in 2004, is a 162 metre cable-stayed bridge in Dundrum, Dublin, Ireland. It carries the Green Line of the Luas over the busy Taney junction, of the R112 and R117 regional roads as well as the little-known Slang River. The bridge connects rail alignments which were formerly part of the Harcourt Street railway line. [1]