Connolly Luas Substation

Connolly Luas Substation is an electrical substation in Dublin, Leinster. Connolly Luas Substation is situated nearby to the tourism office Irish Rail Information, as well as near King’s Casino.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dublin Connolly and Busáras.

Dublin Connolly

Railway station

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Connolly station or Dublin Connolly is the busiest railway station in Dublin and Ireland, and is a focal point in the Irish route network. On the North side of the River Liffey, it provides InterCity, Enterprise and commuter services to the north, north-west, south-east and south-west. Dublin Connolly is situated 260 metres northeast of Connolly Luas Substation.

Busáras

Bus station

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Busáras is the central bus station in Dublin, Ireland for Intercity and regional bus services operated by Bus Éireann. Designed in the International Modern style, Busáras is also a stop on the Red Line of the Luas system, in Store Street just before the terminus at Dublin Connolly railway station. Busáras is situated 190 metres southwest of Connolly Luas Substation.

Spire of Dublin

Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Spire of Dublin, alternatively titled the Millennium Spire or the Monument of Light, is a large, stainless steel, pin-like monument 120 metres in height, located on the site of the former Nelson's Pillar on O'Connell Street, the main thoroughfare of Dublin, Ireland. Spire of Dublin is situated 700 metres west of Connolly Luas Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include International Financial Services Centre and North Wall.

International Financial Services Centre

Quarter

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The International Financial Services Centre is an area of central Dublin and part of the CBD established in the 1980s as an urban regeneration area and special economic zone on the derelict state-owned former port authority lands of the reclaimed North Wall and George's Dock areas of the Dublin Docklands.

North Wall

Suburb

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North Wall is an area east of the inner north side of Dublin, along the River Liffey where it forms one of the Dublin quays. The name refers to the North Bull Wall, which was constructed to form Dublin Port, extend the Liffey estuary and reclaim land at various stages from the early 1700s until its final completion around 1825.