Fortunestown Luas stop
Luas Red Line · Baile Fhoirtcheirn
About Fortunestown
Fortunestown serves the shopping end of Citywest. The platforms are on reserved track beside Citywest Drive, a street away from Citywest Campus, and the nearest thing to them is the Citywest Shopping Centre, which is the reason most passengers get off here. Its Irish name is Baile Uí Fhoirtcheirn.
It opened in 2011 as one of the five stops on the Red Line’s branch to Saggart, in a district of hotel, golf course, shops and housing that was largely built at the same period as the tramway itself. There is cycle parking at the stop, and the nearest bus stop is a short walk away on the same road.
First and last trams from Fortunestown
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 Fortunestown: 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 Fortunestown
Running times to the adjoining stops, from the operators’ own timetables.
| Line | Next stop | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Red Line | Citywest Campus | 1.3 min |
| Red Line | Saggart | 2.1 min |
Connections and interchange
Fortunestown 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 Fortunestown
Citywest Neighbourhood Park, about 240 m from the platforms, is the only mapped landmark within 400 m, and the stop’s real catchment is the shopping centre and the housing estates laid out along Citywest Drive. The streets here were planned around the tram line, so walking distances from the platforms to the front doors are short, and the stop is used as much for shopping trips as for commuting.
| Place | Straight-line distance from the stop |
|---|---|
| Citywest Neighbourhood Park | 240 m |
Named places from OpenStreetMap within 400 m of the stop. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route.
Frequently asked questions
Citywest Shopping Centre. The stop was placed to serve it, and it is the main destination for passengers getting off here, with the surrounding housing accounting for most of the rest.
They are a street apart in the same development. Citywest Campus stands next to The Walk, in the business and hotel part of Citywest, while Fortunestown is beside Citywest Drive, at the shopping centre end.