Abbey Street Luas stop

Abbey Street (Irish: Sráid na Mainistreach) is a stop on the Luas light-rail tram system in Dublin, Ireland. It opened in 2004 as a stop on the Red Line.[1] The Red Line runs east to west along Abbey Street through the city centre, and the Abbey Street stop is located between O'Connell Street and Marlborough Street, on two lanes reserved for trams. The stop allows access to the O'Connell Street shopping district, the Spire of Dublin and the Abbey Theatre.[2] 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.

Abbey Street Sráid na Mainistreach
Two trams at Abbey Street
General information
Location	Dublin Ireland
Coordinates	53°20′55″N 6°15′29″W
Owned by	Transdev
Operated by	Luas
Line(s)	Red
Platforms	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Fare zone	Central
History
Opened	26 September 2004 (2004-09-26)
Key dates
9 December 2017	Connection with Green Line opened
Services
Preceding station Luas Following station Jervis towards Saggart or Tallaght Red Line Busáras towards The Point or Connolly O'Connell Upper towards Parnell or Broombridge Green Line transfer at O'Connell - GPO Westmoreland One-way operation Parnell One-way operation Green Line transfer at Marlborough Trinity towards Sandyford or Brides Glen
Location
Abbey Street Location within Central Dublin

Luas Red Line
The Point Spencer Dock ( Docklands) Royal Canal Mayor Square - NCI George's Dock Connolly Busáras Green Line, southbound (Marlborough Street) Abbey St Green Line, northbound (O'Connell Street) Jervis Four Courts Smithfield Museum Seán Heuston Bridge over River Liffey Heuston James's Fatima Rialto Ann Devlin Bridge over Grand Canal Suir Road Goldenbridge Drimnagh Blackhorse Bluebell Kylemore M50 Motorway Red Cow Depot Kingswood Belgard Cookstown Hospital Tallaght Fettercairn Cheeverstown Citywest Campus Fortunestown Saggart

When the Luas was first opened, the two lines did not connect, and Abbey Street was the closest point on the Red line to St. Stephen's Green, 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,[3] 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 Marlborough 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 Dublin Bus routes.