Fettercairn Luas stop
Luas Red Line · Fothair Chardain
About Fettercairn
Fettercairn arrived with the 2011 extension that took the Red Line out to Saggart. Its platforms are on reserved track along Katherine Tynan Road, between the Fettercairn housing area on one side and Roadstone Quarry on the other, which is an unusual pair of neighbours for a tram stop.
It is the first stop on the Saggart branch after the line divides at Belgard, with Cheeverstown next along, and there is cycle parking for people riding in. The Irish name is Fothair Chardain. At quieter times of day the branch is worked as a separate service from Belgard, so passengers from here to the city centre change there.
First and last trams from Fettercairn
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 Fettercairn: Red Line towards Saggart, about one tram every 6 minutes at the busiest times (204 departures on a weekday) and Red Line towards The Point, about one tram every 6 minutes at the busiest times (187 departures on a weekday).
Next stops from Fettercairn
Running times to the adjoining stops, from the operators’ own timetables.
| Line | Next stop | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Red Line | Belgard | 3.7 min |
| Red Line | Cheeverstown | 1.8 min |
Connections and interchange
Fettercairn 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 Fettercairn
Nothing is mapped within 400 m of the platforms, and within about a kilometre there is only Jobstown Park, roughly 990 m away. The stop’s surroundings are the Fettercairn estate, the quarry alongside the line and the open ground between them, so everyone using it is walking or cycling in from the housing nearby rather than arriving at anything next to the track.
| Place | Straight-line distance from the stop |
|---|---|
| Jobstown Park | 990 m |
Named places from OpenStreetMap within 1 km of the stop. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route; nothing is mapped within 400 m of this one, so the list is widened to 1 km.
Frequently asked questions
No. The original line ran only as far as Tallaght. Fettercairn opened in 2011 with the extension to Saggart, which branches off the older route at Belgard.
The Fettercairn area of south-west Dublin lies on one side of the line and Roadstone Quarry on the other. The platforms are on reserved track at the side of Katherine Tynan Road, between the two.