Hospital Luas stop

Hospital (Irish: Ospidéal Thamhlachta) 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 stop is located on a section of reserved track at the side of Cookstown Way in south-west Dublin, immediately outside Tallaght University Hospital.[2] The stop is also served by Dublin Bus routes 27, 49, 54A, 56A, 65, 65B, 75, 76, 76A, 76B, 77A, and 210.

Hospital Ospidéal Thamhlachta
A view of the stop
Location	Dublin Ireland
Owned by	Transdev
Operated by	Luas
Line(s)	Red
Platforms	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Fare zone	Red 4
Key dates
26 September 2004	Station opened
Services
Preceding station   Luas   Following station Tallaght Terminus   Red Line   Cookstown towards Connolly or The Point

Incidents

On 23 February 2008, Cookstown Way was the site of the first ever fatal incident on the Luas. Tallaght resident Anthony Creed was struck by a southbound tram a short distance south of the Hospital stop. He was taken to Tallaght Hospital itself, where he died the following morning.[3]

On 14 February 2019 a woman was struck and killed on a Tallaght bound tram between the Cookstown and Tallaght Hospital stops. She was pronounced dead at the scene.[4]

References

1. "Luas is launched - 2004". RTÉ Archives.
2. "Hospital". Luas.
3. "Investigations begin after Luas death". RTÉ.
4. "Woman dies after being struck by Luas tram". rte.ie. Retrieved 27 March 2019.