Grangegorman Luas Stop
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Grangegorman ( ga, Gráinseach Ghormáin) is a stop on the Luas light-rail tram system in Dublin, Ireland. It opened in 2017 as a stop on
Luas Cross City The Green Line () is one of the two lines of Dublin's Luas light rail system. The Green Line was formerly entirely in the south side of Dublin city. It mostly follows the route of the old Harcourt Street railway line, which was reserved for pos ...
, an extension of the
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through the city centre from
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to Broombridge.


Location

The stop is located to the side of a Dublin Bus depot at Broadstone, and its sole entrance and exit is a pathway leading from
Grangegorman Grangegorman () is an inner suburb on the northside of Dublin city, Ireland. The area is administered by Dublin City Council. It was best known for decades as the location of St Brendan's Hospital, which was the main psychiatric hospital ser ...
to the southern end of the northbound platform. It has two edge platforms with walls at either side. Grangegorman provides access to immediate access to the main campus of Technological University Dublin, and at some distance, the Mater Hospital. During the planning of
Luas Cross City The Green Line () is one of the two lines of Dublin's Luas light rail system. The Green Line was formerly entirely in the south side of Dublin city. It mostly follows the route of the old Harcourt Street railway line, which was reserved for pos ...
, it was envisaged that Grangegorman stop would not be built, but rather a provision for a future stop would be made at that site. Late in the development, it was decided to build the stop after all.


References

Luas Green Line stops in Dublin (city) 2017 establishments in Ireland Railway stations in the Republic of Ireland opened in 2017 {{Europe-tram-stub