James's Luas stop
Luas Red Line · Ospidéal San Séamas
About James's
James’s is inside a hospital. The stop stands within the grounds of St. James’s Hospital, next to the Trinity Centre for Health Sciences, and opened with the Red Line in 2004 with two edge platforms of the standard Luas pattern. Its Irish name, Ospidéal San Séamas, names the hospital rather than the street.
South of the stop the line keeps its own right of way through the hospital grounds, with grass laid between the rails; to the north the trams turn onto James’s Street on their way towards the city centre. Besides the hospital itself, the platforms serve the National College of Art and Design and the Guinness Storehouse, both a walk away down the hill. Trams continue west to Fatima and east to Heuston.
First and last trams from James's
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 James’s: 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
James’s 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 James's
Medicine accounts for most of the traffic. St. James’s Hospital surrounds the stop, with its nearest mapped entrance about 280 m away and the John Stearne Medical Library only 70 m from the platforms. Saint Patrick’s University Hospital is about 250 m off in the other direction. St James’ Church stands at roughly 390 m and James’s Walk, the strip of green that the line follows towards Fatima, begins about 400 m away.
| Place | Straight-line distance from the stop |
|---|---|
| Saint Patrick’s University Hospital | 250 m |
| St. James's Hospital | 280 m |
| St James' Church | 390 m |
| John Stearne Medical Library | 70 m |
| James's Walk | 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
South of the stop the Luas runs on its own right of way through the grounds of St. James’s Hospital rather than on a public road, and that section is laid as a grass track. North of the stop the trams turn out onto James’s Street and run on ordinary street track.
It is one of them. The platforms are within the hospital grounds, and the Storehouse and the National College of Art and Design are both a walk away from the stop, down towards the Liberties.