Ballyogan Wood Luas Stop
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Ballyogan Wood ( ga, Coill Bhaile Ógain) is a stop on the
Luas Luas (pronounced ; Irish for "speed") is a tram/ light rail system in Dublin, Ireland. There are two main lines: the Green Line, which began operating on 30 June 2004, and the Red Line which opened on 26 September 2004. Since then, both lin ...
light-rail tram system in
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, south of
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, Ireland. It opened in 2010 as a stop on the extension of the
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south from
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to Brides Glen. The stop provides access to the nearby residential area of
Ballyogan Ballyogan () is a residential area in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland, located approximately 12 km south of Dublin city centre. Location Ballyogan is bounded to the west and north by Stepaside and Sandyford; across the M50 motorway to ...
.


Service

The stop is located at the side of Ballyogan Road and has edge platforms. To the north of the stop, trams continue along a section of reserved track at the side of Ballyogan Road on their way to
Broombridge railway station Broombridge is a railway station beside a Luas Tram stop serving Cabra, Dublin 7, Ireland. It lies on the southern bank of the Royal Canal at the western end of what had been Liffey Junction station on the erstwhile Midland Great Western Ra ...
. To the south, they turn to the left, crossing the M50 motorway on a bridge and re-joining an old railway alignment before continuing to Brides Glen. Ballyogan Wood is also served by
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routes 63 and 63A.


References

Luas Green Line stops in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown Railway stations opened in 2010 2010 establishments in Ireland {{Europe-tram-stub