Parnell Luas stop
Luas Green Line · Parnell
About Parnell
Some trams go no further than Parnell. The stop is the most northerly point of the Green Line’s one-way loop through the city centre, and just east of it the two tracks come together at a junction; trams that started at Sandyford turn there and go straight back the way they came, showing Parnell on their destination board, while through services carry on north towards Broombridge.
Its single platform sits on the north side of the tracks, built into the pavement of Parnell Street between the junctions with O’Connell Street and Marlborough Street, near the Parnell Monument. The stop opened in 2017 with Luas Cross City and serves the Gate Theatre, the James Joyce Centre, the Hugh Lane Gallery, the Dublin Writers Museum and Mountjoy Square. Trams run on to Dominick and Brides Glen at the far ends of the line.
First and last trams from Parnell
| 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 | 05:43 – 00:30 | 05:43 – 00:30 | 06:43 – 00:30 | 07:13 – 23:30 | 07:13 – 23:30 |
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 Parnell: Green Line towards Brides Glen, about one tram every 3 minutes at the busiest times (365 departures on a weekday).
Next stops from Parnell
Running times to the adjoining stops, from the operators’ own timetables.
| Line | Next stop | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Green Line | Dominick | 2.3 min |
| Green Line | Marlborough | 3.1 min |
| Green Line | O'Connell - Upper | 3 min |
Connections and interchange
Parnell 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 Parnell
Theatres and galleries crowd the streets here. The Gate Theatre and the Ambassador Theatre are both about 110 m from the platform, the James Joyce Centre 130 m and the Savoy Cinema 200 m. The Rotunda Hospital is roughly 160 m away and the Gresham hotel the same. The Garden of Remembrance lies about 260 m off, with the Dublin Writers Museum at 280 m, the Hugh Lane Gallery at 320 m and Belvedere College at 320 m; the Spire of Dublin is some 370 m down O’Connell Street.
| Place | Straight-line distance from the stop |
|---|---|
| Gate Theatre and Assembly Rooms | 110 m |
| Ambassador Theatre | 110 m |
| The James Joyce Centre | 130 m |
| Rotunda Hospital | 160 m |
| Hotel RIU Plaza The Gresham Dublin | 160 m |
| The Savoy Cinema | 200 m |
| Garden Of Remembrance | 260 m |
| Chapter One | 270 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 they terminate here. At the junction just east of the stop the two tracks of the city-centre loop meet, and trams that have run up from Sandyford turn back there instead of continuing north, so Parnell is the last stop they serve.
It stands on the one-way section of the Green Line through the city centre, where trams in each direction use different streets, so only one track passes the stop. The single platform is on the northern side of it, built into the pavement of Parnell Street.