Drimnagh ( ga, Droimeanach) 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
Dublin
Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of th ...
, Ireland. It opened in 2004 as a stop on the
Red Line. The stop is located on a section of track which runs alongside the
Grand Canal, in
Drimnagh
Drimnagh () is a suburb in Dublin, Ireland to the south of the city between Walkinstown, Crumlin and Inchicore, bordered by the Grand Canal to the north and east. Drimnagh is in postal district Dublin 12.
History
Early to mediaeval
Drimna ...
. It provides access to
Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin
Children's Health Ireland at Crumlin (CHI at Crumlin; ga, Sláinte Leanaí Éireann ag Cromghlinn) in Drimnagh, Dublin is Ireland's largest paediatric hospital. CHI at Crumlin is so called because it is located ''at'' Crumlin. However it is ...
and the
Richmond Barracks
Richmond Barracks was a British Army barracks in Inchicore, Dublin, Ireland. It is now a cultural centre.
History
The barracks, which were named after Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond, were completed in 1810 and first occupied by the Briti ...
.
The stop was built at the same time as a footbridge which allows access to areas on the north of the canal. However, unlike the nearby
Goldenbridge, the bridge is not step-free accessible.
The stop is also served by
Dublin Bus
Dublin Bus ( ga, Bus Átha Cliath) is a State-owned bus operator providing services in Dublin. By far the largest bus operator in the city, it carried 138 million passengers in 2019. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Córas Iompair Éireann.
...
route 123.
Drimnagh is intended to be a stop on the proposed Luas line to
Lucan
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (3 November 39 AD – 30 April 65 AD), better known in English as Lucan (), was a Roman poet, born in Corduba (modern-day Córdoba), in Hispania Baetica. He is regarded as one of the outstanding figures of the Imperial ...
.
Gallery
File:Footbridge over Grand Canal at Drimnagh Luas stop - 152472 (47827912891).jpg, Staircase leading to the footbridge
File:Footbridge over Grand Canal at Drimnagh Luas stop - 152477 (32884215607).jpg, The deck of the footbridge
File:Grand Canal at Drimnagh Luas stop - 152479 (32884219897).jpg, A tram stops at Drimnagh
References
Luas Red Line stops in Dublin (city)
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