Rialto Luas stop

Rialto

Rialto
Luas
The platforms at Rialto
General information
LocationDublin
Ireland
Coordinates53°20′16″N 6°17′50″W / 53.3379°N 6.2972°W / 53.3379; -6.2972
Owned byTransport Infrastructure Ireland
Operated byLuas
Line(s)Red
Platforms2
Bus routes3
Bus operatorsDublin Bus
Connections
  • 68
  • 68A
  • S2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
Fare zoneRed 2
Key dates
26 September 2004Station opened
Services
Preceding station Luas Luas Following station
Suir Road
towards Saggart or Tallaght
Red Line Fatima
towards The Point or Connolly
Proposed
Suir Road
towards Newcastle Road
  Line F   Fatima
towards Trinity
Location
Rialto is located in Central Dublin
Rialto
Rialto
Location within Central Dublin
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Rialto 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 at the southern side of St. James's Hospital, adjacent to James's Walk, near the areas of Rialto and Kilmainham.[2]

At this point, the Red Line follows an old canal alignment: The Grand Canal was opened in 1779, running from James's Street near Dublin city centre, through Sallins and further west. In 1796, a branch of the canal was added which took a circular route around the city centre from Suir Road to the current Grand Canal Dock in Ringsend. The original mainline later closed and its alignment lay empty for many years until it was selected as part of the route for the Luas line.[3]

The stop is also served by Dublin Bus routes 68, 68a, and S2.

Fatima is intended to be a stop on the proposed Luas line to Lucan.[4]

  1. ^ "Luas is launched - 2004". RTÉ Archives.
  2. ^ "Rialto". Luas.
  3. ^ "The Abandoned Main Line of the Grand Canal 1". Irish Waterways History.
  4. ^ "Luas - Lucan line". boards.ie.