Suir Road ( ga, Bóthar na Siúire) is a stop on the
Luas light-rail tram system in
Dublin, Ireland. It opened in 2004 as a stop on the
Red Line. The stop is located at the intersection of Suir Road, Davitt Road and Dolphin Road, next to a
Canal Lock
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To the west of the stop, the tram line runs alongside the bank of the
Grand Canal. To the east, the line crosses the canal on the Ann Devlin Bridge (named after prominent Irish republican
Anne Devlin, whose name is mis-spelt on the dedication plaque), and then continues along the route of a derelict branch of the canal (the remaining navigable portion of the canal continues south-east, forming a ring around central Dublin).
The stop is also served by
Dublin Bus route 123.
Suir Road is intended to be a stop on the proposed Luas line to
Lucan
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References
Luas Red Line stops in Dublin (city)
Railway stations in the Republic of Ireland opened in 2004
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