O'Connell - GPO Luas stop
Luas Green Line · Ó Conaill – AOP
About O'Connell - GPO
O’Connell – GPO opened in 2017 as part of Luas Cross City, which carried the Green Line from St Stephen’s Green through the centre to Broombridge. It stands on O’Connell Street a short distance from the General Post Office, which gives it the second half of its name, and it is the stop for the Spire of Dublin.
Physically it is slimmer than most: a single platform on the east side of the tracks, built into the central reservation of the street, which is all a one-way stop needs. Trams travelling north call here and no others do — the matching stop for the opposite direction is Marlborough, about 150 m away round the corner. Together with the Red Line’s Abbey Street stop, roughly 120 m off, the three make up the city-centre interchange between the two tram lines, each of them a walk along the street from the others. The Irish name used by the operator is Ó Conaill – AOP. Westmoreland is the previous call coming up from the river.
First and last trams from O'Connell - GPO
| Line and direction | Mon–Thu first – last | Friday first – last | Saturday first – last | Sunday first – last | Bank holiday first – last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Line towards Broombridge | 06:00 – 00:48 | 06:00 – 00:48 | 07:00 – 00:48 | 07:30 – 23:48 | 07:30 – 23:48 |
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 O’Connell – GPO: Green Line towards Broombridge, about one tram every 3 minutes at the busiest times (360 departures on a weekday).
Next stops from O'Connell - GPO
Running times to the adjoining stops, from the operators’ own timetables.
| Line | Next stop | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Green Line | O'Connell - Upper | 2.2 min |
| Green Line | Westmoreland | 2 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.
- Trams the other way call at Marlborough, 150 m away: this is one half of the Luas Green Line’s one-way pair through the city centre.
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 O'Connell - GPO
The General Post Office is about 70 m from the platform, with the Cúchulainn statue inside it at the same distance and the Spire of Dublin roughly 110 m up the street. The Daniel O’Connell monument stands about 130 m away towards the bridge. Theatres are close: the Abbey and the Peacock are both around 180 m, and the Savoy Cinema about 270 m. Saint Mary’s Cathedral is some 230 m off, Dublin Bus Head Office about 200 m and the Talbot Mall roughly 280 m.
| Place | Straight-line distance from the stop |
|---|---|
| Cúchulainn | 70 m |
| General Post Office | 70 m |
| Spire of Dublin | 110 m |
| Daniel O'Connell | 130 m |
| Samaritans | 170 m |
| Peacock Theatre | 180 m |
| O'Connell Bridge | 180 m |
| Abbey Theatre | 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
Because only one platform is needed. The stop is on the one-way section of the Green Line, so it takes trams in a single direction, and the single platform was built into the central reservation of O’Connell Street on the east side of the tracks.
Only those travelling north. For the other direction the stop is Marlborough, about 150 m away round the corner. The Red Line’s Abbey Street stop is roughly 120 m off, and the three together function as the interchange between the two Luas lines in the city centre.