Goldenbridge Luas stop
Luas Red Line · An Droichead Órga
About Goldenbridge
The bridge that gave the area its name is not the one at the stop. The Golden Bridge, earlier called Glydon Bridge, carries Emmett Road over the River Camac some 800 m away; its name is traced to the Irish gabhailín, meaning little fork, for a fork in the road nearby. The tram stop borrowed the name when the Red Line opened in 2004.
It stands next to a lock on the stretch where the line runs alongside the Grand Canal, close to Goldenbridge Cemetery, and it was built with a level bridge of its own across the lock so that people on the far side of the water can reach the platforms without a detour. That crossing is the difference between this stop and Drimnagh, the next one west, where the canal is crossed by a footbridge instead. In Irish the stop is An Droichead Órga.
First and last trams from Goldenbridge
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 Goldenbridge: 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
Goldenbridge 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 Goldenbridge
This is a quiet, mostly residential stretch of Inchicore and Kilmainham, with the canal on one side and housing on the other. Richmond Barracks, now a museum, is about 290 m from the platforms and Inchicore Library some 320 m, with the Good Counsel GAA Club grounds about 360 m away in the other direction. The level crossing over the lock makes the stop usable from both banks, which is its main function for people walking in from the surrounding streets.
| Place | Straight-line distance from the stop |
|---|---|
| Good Counsel GAA Club | 360 m |
| Richmond Barracks | 290 m |
| Inchicore Library | 320 m |
Named places from OpenStreetMap within 400 m of the stop. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route.
Frequently asked questions
About 800 m from the tram stop, carrying Emmett Road over the River Camac. It was formerly known as Glydon Bridge, and the name is traced to the Irish gabhailín, little fork, after a fork in the road nearby. The Luas stop takes the name of the area rather than standing at the bridge itself.
It is a level crossing over the canal lock beside the platforms, built as part of the stop so that people living on the northern side of the Grand Canal can walk straight to the trams instead of going round by the nearest road bridge.