Milltown Luas stop

Location
	Milltown Location within Dublin

Milltown

Baile an Mhuilinn
Milltown; Baile an Mhuilinn
	The sign and map at Milltown
General information
Location	Richmond Avenue; Milltown, County Dublin; Ireland
Coordinates	53°18′35″N 6°15′06″W / 53.30968°N 6.25174°W
Owned by	Transport Infrastructure Ireland
Operated by	Transdev (as Luas)
Line(s)	Green
Platforms	2
Bus routes	1
Bus operators	Go-Ahead Ireland
Connections	S4
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Fare zone	Green 2
Key dates
1 May 1860	Station opened
31 December 1958	Station closed
30 June 2004	Luas stop opened
2018	Platforms extended
Location
Location
	Milltown Location within Dublin

Milltown (Irish: Baile an Mhuilinn) is a stop on the Luas light rail tram system in Dublin, Ireland which serves Milltown, Dublin and southern parts of Dartry, including Trinity Hall. It opened in 2004^[1] as a stop on the Green Line, which re-uses the alignment of the Harcourt Street railway line which closed in 1958. Milltown Luas stop is located a few yards north of the site of the former rail station of the same name.

History

Railway station (1860-1958)

Harcourt Street Line

Legend

Year

closed

Harcourt Street

1958

Harcourt Road

1859

1958

1958

over River Dodder

1958

80m

Stillorgan

1958

Stillorgan Rd.

Foxrock

1958

Carrickmines

1958

Lehaunstown Ln.

Bride's Glen Viaduct

over Loughlinstown River

Shankill

1958

Shanganagh

Junct.

Dublin-Rosslare line

to Amiens Street

Woodbrook

1960

Bray River

Quinnsborough Rd.

Bray

Dublin-Rosslare railway line

to Wexford and Waterford

The Harcourt Street railway line was built by the Dublin, Wicklow and Wexford Railway and opened in 1854, running from a temporary terminus at Harcourt Road near the city centre to Bray. Milltown was added as an infill station in 1860. The station was located on an embankment to the north of Milltown Road. The main station building was located on the up (Dublin-bound) platform. A footbridge allowed passengers to cross the tracks.^[2] A signal cabin existed on the down side, but this was closed in 1923 and demolished soon afterwards.^{[citation needed]}

To the south of the station, trains crossed the River Dodder on the Nine Arches Bridge, a stone viaduct built for the line.^[3]

Closure (1959-2004)

The Harcourt Street line had declined in use throughout the early 20th century and was closed by CIÉ at the end of 1958, despite local opposition. The tracks were lifted soon after and all stations on the route were auctioned off. In the years that followed, the buildings and platforms at Milltown were demolished.^{[citation needed]}

Luas (2004-present)

Luas Green Line

Legend

Dublin–Sligo line

westbound

Broombridge

Dublin–Sligo line

eastbound

Hamilton Depot

Cabra

Phibsborough

Grangegorman

Broadstone – University

Dominick

Red Line - Abbey Street

│

│

over River Dodder

William Dargan Bridge

Depot

M50

M50

(unused)

Brennanstown

(unused)

Laughanstown

Cherrywood

Wyattville Link Road

Brides Glen

Construction of the first phase of the Luas system commenced in 2001 and concluded in 2004. The route chosen for the Green Line re-used the old Harcourt Street alignment between Charlemont and Stillorgan. By this stage, little of the old Milltown station remained, but a Luas stop of the same name was built in the same place; The retaining wall at the edge of the southbound platform is the only feature retained from the original station. However, the adjacent viaduct was in good enough condition to be re-used. The viaduct was renovated, hand new track laid on it, and was fitted with parapets and poles to support the catenary wires.^{[citation needed]}

Milltown Luas stop has simple edge platforms with signage, ticket machines, displays and shelters. Directly to the north is a level crossing which provides access to a nearby college. The old station had a level crossing in much the same place.^{[citation needed]}

In 2018, the platforms were lengthened from 45 to 55 metres. This was to accommodate the new longer trams introduced to boost capacity.^[4]

Service

Trams run every 5–10 minutes and terminate at either Parnell or Broombridge in the north, and Sandyford or Brides Glen in the south.^[5]

Onward transport

Go-Ahead Ireland operate route S4, which connects the stop with areas such as Rathgar, Terenure, Clonskeagh and Belfield.

References

^ "Luas Is Launched". RTÉ Archives.
^ "Milltown Station". NLI. 20 April 2024.
^ "Milltown". eiretrains.
^ "Luas Green Line Capacity Enhancement". National Transport Authority.
^ "Milltown". Luas.

Preceding station		Following station
Cowper towards Parnell or Broombridge	Green Line	Windy Arbour towards Sandyford or Brides Glen
Disused railways
Rathmines & Ranelagh Line and station closed	Dublin and South Eastern Railway Harcourt Street line	Dundrum Line and station closed