Cowper Luas stop
Luas Green Line · Cowper
About Cowper
Of all the stops on the inner part of the Luas Green Line, Cowper is the hardest to find if you do not already know it is there. It opened in 2004, on the stretch where the trams run on the disused railway alignment between Bray and Harcourt Street, and it was dropped in between the backs of houses rather than beside a road. Two entrances lead to the southern end of the platforms, one from Merton Road and one from Tudor Road, each of them a short tree-lined path; the Merton Road end is marked from the street by a solar-powered totem, which is the only sign most passers-by will see.
The name comes from Cowper Road nearby, which was named for William Cowper-Temple, 1st Baron Mount Temple (1811–1888), a former landowner in the district. He pronounced the name “cooper”; the stop is pronounced “cow-per”, and the announcements follow the stop rather than the baron. Southwards the line carries on towards Milltown and the Dodder.
First and last trams from Cowper
| Line and direction | Mon–Thu first – last | Friday first – last | Saturday first – last | Sunday first – last | Bank holiday first – last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Line towards Brides Glen | 06:03 – 00:50 | 06:03 – 00:50 | 06:39 – 00:50 | 07:33 – 23:50 | 07:33 – 23:50 |
| Green Line towards Broombridge | 05:43 – 00:31 | 05:43 – 00:31 | 06:43 – 00:31 | 07:13 – 23:31 | 07:13 – 23:31 |
Departures from this stop in the NTA’s published timetable for a representative week. A day type with no departures is shown as no service rather than filled in from another day.
From Cowper: Green Line towards Brides Glen, about one tram every 3 minutes at the busiest times (366 departures on a weekday) and Green Line towards Broombridge, about one tram every 3 minutes at the busiest times (360 departures on a weekday).
Next stops from Cowper
Running times to the adjoining stops, from the operators’ own timetables.
| Line | Next stop | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Green Line | Beechwood | 1.1 min |
| Green Line | Milltown | 1.7 min |
Connections and interchange
Cowper is served by the Luas Green Line only. There is no change to another line here and no walking transfer to another station nearby.
Facilities
luas.ie publishes no facility list for individual Luas stops, so the only stop-level facts here are the Park & Ride and Cycle & Ride flags from the operator’s own stop data. Absence of a row is not evidence that something is missing.
What is near Cowper
There is very little at the platforms themselves: no shops, no car park and no road frontage, just the two footpaths in. Gonzaga College lies about 290 m away and accounts for a good share of the morning and afternoon traffic. Everything else within walking distance is housing, which is what makes Cowper quiet between the school peaks even though it sits on one of the busier parts of the line.
| Place | Straight-line distance from the stop |
|---|---|
| Gonzaga College | 290 m |
Named places from OpenStreetMap within 400 m of the stop. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route.
Frequently asked questions
From Cowper Road, a short distance away. The road takes its name from William Cowper-Temple, 1st Baron Mount Temple, who lived from 1811 to 1888 and formerly owned land in the area. The stop was named after the road rather than directly after him.
As “cow-per”, which is how the announcements and local usage have it. Curiously, Cowper-Temple himself pronounced the family name “cooper”, so the stop does not say the name the way the man it ultimately derives from did.