Parnell is a stop on the Luas light-rail tram system in Dublin, Ireland. It opened in 2017 as a stop on Luas Cross City, an extension of the Green Line through the city centre from St. Stephen's Green to Broombridge and is sometimes the northern terminus for many services.[1] It is located on Parnell Street between the intersections with O'Connell Street and Marborough Street, near the Parnell Monument and provides access to the Gate Theatre, the James Joyce Centre, the Hugh Lane Gallery, the Dublin Writers Museum, and Mountjoy Square.

Parnell
Luas
Close-up of the shelter at Parnell
General information
LocationParnell Street
Dublin
Ireland
Coordinates53°21′11″N 6°15′38″W / 53.35310046929228°N 6.2604373857958775°W / 53.35310046929228; -6.2604373857958775
Owned byTransport Infrastructure Ireland
Operated byTransdev (as Luas)
Line(s)Green
Platforms1
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
Fare zoneCentral
Key dates
09 December 2017Stop opened
Location
Parnell is located in Central Dublin
Parnell
Parnell
Location within Central Dublin

Location

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Parnell's single platform is located to the north of the tracks, integrated into the pavement. It is the most northerly stop on the one-way system at the centre of the green line. To the east of the stop is a junction where the two tracks meet and head north on their way from Brides Glen to Broombridge. However, trams which originate at Sandyford turn right at this junction, turning back the way they came; these trams display "Parnell" on their destination boards.[2]

Preceding station   Luas Following station
Dominick
One-way operation
Green Line Marlborough
Terminus

Incidents

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  • A Luas tram was set on fire outside the stop on 23 November 2023 amid an anti-immigrant riot in Dublin city centre following a protest surrounding the stabbing of 5 civilians outside a primary school earlier that day.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Luas Cross City will open at 2pm on the 9th December". National Transport Authority.
  2. ^ "Parnell". Luas.
  3. ^ Malone, Emmet (24 November 2023). "'Get out of the cab or we will kill you': Driver of bus set on fire in Dublin recounts incident". The Irish Times. Dublin. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  4. ^ Gorman, Sally (24 November 2023). "In pictures: Dublin riots see fires, chaos and clean ups on the streets". Irish Examiner. Dublin. Retrieved 25 November 2023.