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Ballyogan Wood (Irish: Coill Bhaile Ógain) is a stop on the green line of the Luas light-rail tram system in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, County Dublin, Ireland. The stop provides access to the nearby residential area of Ballyogan,^[1] as well as providing access to the nearby Carrickmines Park.

History

The stop opened in 2010 as a stop on the extension of the Green Line south from Sandyford to Brides Glen.^[2]

Services

Luas Green Line
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Dublin–Sligo line westbound Broombridge Dublin–Sligo line eastbound Hamilton Depot Cabra Phibsborough Grangegorman Broadstone – University Dominick Parnell O'Connell Upper O'Connell - GPO Marlborough Red Line - Abbey Street O'Connell Bridge │ River Liffey │ Rosie Hackett Bridge Westmoreland Trinity Dawson St Stephen's Green Harcourt Grand Canal Charlemont Ranelagh Beechwood Cowper Milltown Nine Arches Bridge over River Dodder Windy Arbour William Dargan Bridge Dundrum Balally Kilmacud Stillorgan Sandyford Depot Central Park M 50 Glencairn The Gallops Leopardstown Valley Ballyogan Wood M 50 Racecourse (unused) Carrickmines Brennanstown (unused) Laughanstown Cherrywood Wyattville Link Road Brides Glen

On average, trams run every 10–15 minutes. Southbound trams all go to Brides Glen. Most trams travelling north continue to the northern terminus at Broombridge, but some terminate at Parnell.

Location and access

The stop is located at the side of Ballyogan Road and has edge platforms. To the north of the stop, trams continue along a section of reserved track at the side of Ballyogan Road on their way to Broombridge railway station. To the south, they turn to the left, crossing the M50 motorway on a bridge and re-joining the old Harcourt Street railway alignment before continuing to Brides Glen.

Onward transport

The stop is served by Go-Ahead Ireland routes 63 and 63A. These connect the stop to Carrickmines village and Cabinteely, as well as to further destinations such as Kilternan and Dún Laoghaire.^[3]

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