Marlborough Luas stop
Luas Green Line · Maoilbhríde
About Marlborough
Marlborough takes Green Line trams in one direction only. It is half of a one-way pair through the city centre: trams running the other way call instead at O’Connell – GPO, about 150 m away around the corner, and the two stops together do the job that a single island stop does elsewhere on the line.
The platform is a single one on the eastern side of the track, set into the pavement of Marlborough Street just north of the Abbey Street junction, and the stop opened in 2017 with Luas Cross City. It also forms part of the interchange with the Red Line: Abbey Street is about 80 m away, a walk Iarnród Éireann puts at three minutes, and signs on the platforms point between the two. Saint Mary’s Cathedral stands a short way up the street.
First and last trams from Marlborough
| 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 | 05:46 – 00:33 | 05:46 – 00:33 | 06:46 – 00:33 | 07:16 – 23:33 | 07:16 – 23:33 |
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 Marlborough: Green Line towards Brides Glen, about one tram every 3 minutes at the busiest times (365 departures on a weekday).
Next stops from Marlborough
Running times to the adjoining stops, from the operators’ own timetables.
| Line | Next stop | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Green Line | Parnell | 3.1 min |
| Green Line | Trinity | 3 min |
Connections and interchange
- Abbey Street — about 3 minutes on foot (walking time named by Iarnód Éireann). It is a separate stop, not another platform here.
- Tara Street — about 5 minutes on foot (our estimate, 310 m in a straight line). It is a separate station, not another platform here.
- Trams the other way call at O’Connell – GPO, 150 m away: this is one half of the Luas Green Line’s one-way pair through the city centre.
Our estimate from the straight-line distance of 310 m, not a measured walking route.
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 Marlborough
The theatre district and O’Connell Street are both at hand. The Abbey Theatre and the Peacock Theatre are about 80 m from the platform and Talbot Mall roughly 130 m. The General Post Office, the Spire of Dublin and Liberty Hall all stand at about 180 m, with the Cúchulainn monument at 190 m and the Daniel O’Connell monument at 200 m. Saint Mary’s Cathedral is some 200 m up Marlborough Street, and O’Connell Bridge and Butt Bridge are each about 240 m away.
| Place | Straight-line distance from the stop |
|---|---|
| Peacock Theatre | 80 m |
| Abbey Theatre | 80 m |
| Samaritans | 120 m |
| Talbot Mall | 130 m |
| Spanish Civil War International Brigade (memorial) | 180 m |
| General Post Office | 180 m |
| Liberty Hall | 180 m |
| Spire of Dublin | 180 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 Green Line works as a one-way pair through the city centre, with the two tracks on different streets. Marlborough is served by trams going one way; those going the other call at O’Connell – GPO, roughly 150 m away, which is the stop to use for the opposite direction.
Saint Mary’s, about 200 m up Marlborough Street from the platform. The stop is the nearest one on the Green Line to it, and also serves the Abbey and Peacock theatres a short walk in the other direction.