Milltown Luas stop
Luas Green Line · Baile an Mhuilinn
About Milltown
Milltown — Baile an Mhuilinn — sits a few yards north of where a railway station of the same name once stood. That one was an infill station of 1860 on the Harcourt Street line, built on an embankment north of Milltown Road, with the main building on the Dublin-bound platform and a footbridge between the two. A signal cabin on the down side was closed in 1923 and demolished soon afterwards. Just to the south the trains crossed the River Dodder on the Nine Arches Bridge, a stone viaduct put up for the line, and the line itself closed at the end of 1958, after which the platforms and buildings were cleared.
By the time the Luas arrived in 2004 almost nothing of its predecessor was left, and the only piece kept is the retaining wall along the edge of the southbound platform. The viaduct was a different matter: it was sound enough to re-use, so it was renovated, re-tracked, and fitted with parapets and poles to carry the overhead wires. The present stop is a plain pair of edge platforms, with a level crossing immediately to the north giving access to a nearby college — much where the railway’s crossing had been. In 2018 the platforms were lengthened from 45 to 55 metres. Cowper is the call towards town and Windy Arbour the one beyond the viaduct.
First and last trams from Milltown
| 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 | 06:05 – 00:52 | 06:05 – 00:52 | 06:41 – 00:52 | 07:35 – 23:52 | 07:35 – 23:52 |
| Green Line towards Broombridge | 05:41 – 00:29 | 05:41 – 00:29 | 06:41 – 00:29 | 07:11 – 23:29 | 07:11 – 23:29 |
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 Milltown: 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 Milltown
Running times to the adjoining stops, from the operators’ own timetables.
| Line | Next stop | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Green Line | Cowper | 1.7 min |
| Green Line | Windy Arbour | 1.9 min |
Connections and interchange
Milltown 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 Milltown
Milltown serves the district of that name and the southern edge of Dartry, and the walk out of the stop quickly meets the river. Alexandra College is only about 110 m away and is the single largest draw on the platforms, particularly at the start and end of the school day. Classon’s Bridge over the Dodder lies roughly 290 m off. Beyond those the setting is housing, playing fields and the river valley the Nine Arches Bridge crosses.
| Place | Straight-line distance from the stop |
|---|---|
| Alexandra College | 110 m |
| Classon's Bridge | 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
Two things. The retaining wall at the edge of one platform is the only piece of the 1860 station still in place, everything else having been demolished after the line closed. And the Nine Arches Bridge over the Dodder, built for the railway, was in good enough condition to be renovated and re-tracked for the trams.
It provides access to a college on the other side of the line. The arrangement is not new: the railway station that stood here had a crossing in much the same place, and the Luas rebuild kept it rather than bridging over.