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. 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.

Hospital Ospidéal Thamhlachta
A view of the stop
General information
Location	Dublin Ireland
Coordinates	53°17′22″N 6°22′44″W
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 The Point or Connolly
Location
Hospital Location within Dublin

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.

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.