St. Stephen's Green Luas stop
Luas Green Line · Faiche Stiabhna
About St. Stephen's Green
From 2004 until December 2017 this was the end of the Green Line. Trams came up Harcourt Street from Sandyford, and later from Cherrywood, and terminated on the western side of St. Stephen’s Green, using a double crossover laid immediately before the stop to change tracks. That crossover is still there and is now rarely used.
Luas Cross City changed its role completely. The extension, announced in 2011, carried the line north across the Liffey on the Rosie Hackett Bridge — work on which began in April 2012 — and on to Broombridge, opening on 9 December 2017 and turning the terminus into a through stop. The platforms were lengthened at the same time for the longer trams then being planned, and the stop stayed open throughout the works. Leaving it northwards, trams turn along St. Stephen’s Green North, where there is a siding, and then left into Dawson Street towards Dawson; southwards they climb Harcourt Street towards Harcourt.
First and last trams from St. Stephen's Green
| 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 | 05:54 – 00:41 | 05:54 – 00:41 | 06:54 – 00:41 | 07:24 – 23:41 | 07:24 – 23:41 |
| Green Line towards Broombridge | 05:52 – 00:40 | 05:52 – 00:40 | 06:52 – 00:40 | 07:22 – 23:40 | 07:22 – 23:40 |
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 St. Stephen’s Green: Green Line towards Brides Glen, about one tram every 3 minutes at the busiest times (365 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 St. Stephen's Green
Running times to the adjoining stops, from the operators’ own timetables.
| Line | Next stop | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Green Line | Dawson | 2.7 min |
| Green Line | Harcourt | 2.3 min |
Connections and interchange
- Dublin Pearse — about 11 minutes on foot (our estimate, 1000 m in a straight line). It is a separate station, not another platform here.
Our estimate from the straight-line distance of 1000 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 St. Stephen's Green
A well-worn corner of the south city. Fusiliers’ Arch, the entrance to the green itself, is about 90 m from the platforms and the park at roughly 150 m, with the Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre at 110 m. The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland stands at about 120 m and the Gaiety Theatre at 150 m. The Little Museum of Dublin and the Kerlin Gallery are both about 200 m away, the Museum of Literature Ireland 260 m, the Mansion House 260 m and Newman University Church 280 m.
| Place | Straight-line distance from the stop |
|---|---|
| Fusiliers' Arch | 90 m |
| Stephen's Green Shopping Centre | 110 m |
| RCSI Main Building | 120 m |
| Gaiety Theatre | 150 m |
| St Stephen's Green | 150 m |
| Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland | 170 m |
| Kerlin Gallery | 200 m |
| The Little Museum of Dublin | 200 m |
Named places from OpenStreetMap within 400 m of the stop. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route.
Frequently asked questions
Yes, from 2004 until December 2017. Trams from Sandyford, and later from Cherrywood, terminated here on the western side of the green. The Luas Cross City extension then carried the line north across the Liffey and made this a through stop.
It is a double crossover that let terminating trams change from one track to the other before running back south. It was essential while this was the end of the line and is still in place, though it is now rarely used.