Blackhorse Luas stop
Luas Red Line · An Capall Dubh
About Blackhorse
A pub supplied the name. The Black Horse, now closed, stood by the bridge of the same name at the junction of Davitt Road and the Naas Road, and the tram stop built there in 2004 took the name with it. It has two edge platforms of the pattern used at most Luas stops.
Blackhorse marks the point where the Red Line leaves the Grand Canal. Heading towards the city centre the trams pick up the canal bank; heading out of town they turn onto the Naas Road and run south-west along the central reservation of the dual carriageway towards Bluebell and Tallaght. The stop was the scene of the only passenger death recorded on the Luas up to 2020: in June 2012 a woman fell onto the track as a tram was pulling in, was caught between the tram and the platform, and died in hospital the following month.
First and last trams from Blackhorse
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 Blackhorse: Red Line towards Tallaght, about one tram every 3 minutes at the busiest times (316 departures on a weekday) and Red Line towards The Point, about one tram every 3 minutes at the busiest times (316 departures on a weekday).
Connections and interchange
Blackhorse is served by the Luas Red 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 Blackhorse
The stop belongs to a road junction rather than to a neighbourhood centre, with the Naas Road on one side and the canal on the other. Jim Mitchell Park, about 400 m away, is the only mapped landmark within walking distance; everything else within reach is housing in Drimnagh and Bluebell or the commercial premises that line the dual carriageway. Most passengers here are walking in from the surrounding estates on either side of Davitt Road.
| Place | Straight-line distance from the stop |
|---|---|
| Jim Mitchell Park | 400 m |
Named places from OpenStreetMap within 400 m of the stop. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route.
Frequently asked questions
From a pub called The Black Horse, since closed, which stood beside the stop. Blackhorse bridge, next to the platforms, carries the same name, and the Luas stop took it when the Red Line opened in 2004.
Davitt Road and the Naas Road. Trams heading for the city centre run from here along the Grand Canal, while trams in the other direction turn onto the Naas Road and continue in the central reservation of the dual carriageway.