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
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 Connolly or The Point
Location
Hospital Location within Dublin

v t e Luas Red Line
Legend
The Point Spencer Dock ( Docklands) Royal Canal Mayor Square - NCI George's Dock Connolly Busáras Green Line, southbound (Marlborough Street) Abbey St Green Line, northbound (O'Connell Street) Jervis Four Courts Smithfield Museum Seán Heuston Bridge over River Liffey Heuston James's Fatima Rialto Ann Devlin Bridge over Grand Canal Suir Road Goldenbridge Drimnagh Blackhorse Bluebell Kylemore M50 Motorway Red Cow Depot Kingswood Belgard Cookstown Hospital Tallaght Fettercairn Cheeverstown Citywest Campus Fortunestown Saggart

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]

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