Abbey Street () is a stop on the

Luas Luas (, Irish language, Irish: ; meaning 'speed') is a tram system in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. There are two main lines: the Green Line (Luas), Green Line, which began operating on 30 June 2004, and the Red Line (Luas), Red Line ...

light-rail tram system in

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, Ireland. It opened in 2004 as a stop on the Red Line.

Location and access

The Red Line runs east to west along

Abbey Street Abbey Street () is a major street, located on the Northside of Dublin city centre, running from the Customs House and Beresford Place in the east to Capel Street in the west, where it continues as Mary's Abbey. The street is served by two L ...

through the city centre, and the Abbey Street stop is located between

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and Marlborough Street, on two lanes reserved for trams. The stop allows access to the O'Connell Street shopping district, the

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and the

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. It has two edge platforms: the westbound platform is integrated into the pavement, and the eastbound platform is an island between the tracks and the single lane used by road traffic. When the Luas was first opened, the two lines did not connect, and Abbey Street was the closest point on the Red line to

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, the terminus of the Green Line, over a kilometre's walk away. In 2017, Luas Cross City - a construction project which extended the Green Line into north Dubin - was completed, and Abbey Street now forms part of a direct interchange between the two lines. The Green Line travels north through the city centre in a one-way system, with the two tracks crossing the red line on either side of the Abbey Street stop. Located in adjacent streets are O'Connell - GPO for trams traveling north, and

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for trams traveling south. These three stops effectively form one four-platform interchange, and signs on the platforms direct passengers between the lines. The stop also connects with a great number of

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routes.

Services

Trams stop at the stop coming from either end every 2-10 minutes.

Incidents

On 16 September 2009, a westbound tram on the approach to Abbey Street stop collided with a double-decker bus travelling north on O'Connell Street. There were 21 injuries, and three people were seriously hurt, including the tram driver Oriyomi Emmanuel, who had to be cut out of his cab after it was crushed against the bus. Emmanuel was later charged with driving the tram in an unsafe manner after evidence showed that he had violated a blocked signal. He was acquitted, and an internal report suggested that the aspect of the signal had not been clear.

Gallery

File:LUAS, Abbey Street (Lower) - geograph.org.uk - 302278.jpg, The view looking east from Abbey Street File:Abbey street luas.jpg, Luas ticket inspectors await a tram at Abbey Street File:Abbey_Street_Luas_and_pavement_layout.png, Street plan showing the interchange between the Red and Green lines

References

{{Europe-tram-stub Luas Red Line stops in Dublin (city) Abbey Street 2004 establishments in Ireland Railway stations in the Republic of Ireland opened in 2004