Sandyford Luas stop
Luas Green Line · Áth an Ghainimh
About Sandyford
Sandyford carries one name and stands on the site of another. What the Harcourt Street line opened here in 1854 was called Stillorgan, one of its four original intermediate stops, set on Brewery Road where the railway passed under a road bridge; it had a building on the Bray-bound platform, a small waiting room opposite, an iron footbridge and a signal box a little up the line. Being over a mile from Stillorgan village, it saw little traffic, and in December 1951 it was reduced to a halt under Foxrock. The line closed at the end of 1958, the building became a private house, and the platforms and bridges were taken down.
Trams returned in 2004, when the stop — now called Sandyford, Áth an Ghainimh — opened as the southern terminus of the Green Line, with two side platforms, a crossover for turning back and the line’s depot immediately beyond it. The 2010 extension to Brides Glen changed that: a third platform was added, so terminating trams can use the middle road while through services keep to the outside ones. Very few Luas stops have three platforms. In 2018 the platforms were lengthened from 45 to 55 metres and the depot was substantially upgraded. The old signal box is still there just north of the stop, and the railway building survives as a private residence on Brewery Road, reached from the platforms by a path past the depot. Stillorgan is the call towards town.
First and last trams from Sandyford
| 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 – 01:02 | 05:46 – 01:02 | 06:46 – 01:02 | 07:14 – 00:02 | 07:14 – 00:02 |
| Green Line towards Broombridge | 05:30 – 00:18 | 05:30 – 00:18 | 06:30 – 00:18 | 07:00 – 23:18 | 07:00 – 23:18 |
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 Sandyford: Green Line towards Brides Glen, about one tram every 4 minutes at the busiest times (247 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 Sandyford
Running times to the adjoining stops, from the operators’ own timetables.
| Line | Next stop | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Green Line | Central Park | 2.2 min |
| Green Line | Stillorgan | 0.9 min |
Connections and interchange
Sandyford 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 Sandyford
This is a working corner of the line rather than a destination in itself: the depot sits immediately beyond the platforms, the old reservoir lies along one side, and the business district spreads out to the south. RCSI Reservoir House, about 360 m away, is the only named neighbour within walking distance of the stop. The Park and Ride here holds 47 spaces, with the much larger car park shared with Stillorgan a short walk off.
| Place | Straight-line distance from the stop |
|---|---|
| RCSI Reservoir House | 360 m |
Named places from OpenStreetMap within 400 m of the stop. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route.
Frequently asked questions
It was built in 2004 as the end of the line, with two side platforms and a crossover. When the Green Line was extended south to Brides Glen in 2010 a third platform was added, so trams that terminate here can use the middle track while those running through use the outer ones.
Stillorgan. It opened with the Harcourt Street line in 1854, was cut back to a halt under Foxrock in December 1951 because so few people used it, and closed at the end of 1958. Its building is still standing as a private residence on Brewery Road, and the old signal box can be seen just north of the platforms.