Glencairn Luas stop
Luas Green Line · Gleann an Chairn
About Glencairn
Glencairn came into use in 2010, when the Green Line was pushed south beyond Sandyford to Brides Glen. It is a roadside stop on Murphystown Way, and its closest named neighbour is Glencairn House, the official residence of the British ambassador to Ireland, which stands close by.
What is on either side of it is more striking than the stop itself. Southwards the track keeps to a reserved strip at the edge of the road, running past housing. Northwards it leaves the road entirely, cutting through an otherwise undeveloped wooded area before crossing the M50 motorway on a bridge and carrying on towards Central Park. The Irish name is Gleann an Chairn, and the next call out of town is The Gallops.
First and last trams from Glencairn
| 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 | 05:50 – 01:06 | 05:50 – 01:06 | 06:50 – 01:06 | 07:18 – 00:06 | 07:18 – 00:06 |
| Green Line towards Parnell | 05:44 – 00:14 | 05:44 – 00:14 | 06:44 – 00:14 | 07:14 – 23:14 | 07:14 – 23:14 |
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 Glencairn: Green Line towards Brides Glen, about one tram every 4 minutes at the busiest times (247 departures on a weekday) and Green Line towards Parnell, about one tram every 4 minutes at the busiest times (221 departures on a weekday).
Next stops from Glencairn
Running times to the adjoining stops, from the operators’ own timetables.
| Line | Next stop | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Green Line | Central Park | 1.6 min |
| Green Line | The Gallops | 1.7 min |
Connections and interchange
Glencairn 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 Glencairn
There is almost nothing built up immediately around the platforms. Glencairn itself, the house that gives the stop its name, is about 230 m away, and beyond it the ground to the north of the line is wooded and undeveloped as far as the motorway. Passengers here are drawn from the housing along Murphystown Way and the roads running off it rather than from any single destination.
| Place | Straight-line distance from the stop |
|---|---|
| Glencairn | 230 m |
Named places from OpenStreetMap within 400 m of the stop. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route.
Frequently asked questions
The official residence of the British ambassador to Ireland. It stands near the stop on Murphystown Way, and it is the landmark most often used to locate this part of the line, though the stop itself is an ordinary roadside pair of platforms.
Open ground. North of the platforms the line leaves the road and cuts through a wooded area that has not been built on, then crosses the M50 motorway on a bridge before reaching the business park at Central Park. It is one of the few genuinely rural-feeling stretches on the line.