No Luas service between Saggart and Belgard following morning collision
By Aura McMenamin
The red line luas between Saggart and Belgard has been suspended this morning, following a collision at Cheeverstown earlier this morning.
Red Line: no service between Saggart and Belgard due to non-luas related road traffic accident at Cheeverstown. See https://t.co/w5mIjQTkX3
— Luas (@Luas) November 24, 2017
The non-luas collision occurred before 8am.
The service was restored shortly after, however it was again halted two hours later.
Red line: no service between Saggart and Belgard under Garda directive. Please see https://t.co/w5mIjQTkX3
— Luas (@Luas) November 24, 2017
Updates on the service are available through Luas.ie or @Luas on Twitter.
A luas spokesperson said: “No service between Saggart and Belgard under Garda directive. Dualway coaches will be stopping at all affected stops. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.”
This is the second time this week that the luas service between Saggart and Belgard has been disrupted.
On Tuesday morning, after 8am, there was a collision with a van and a luas near the Katherine Tynan Road, close to the Cheeverstown luas stop again.
Van hits LUAS pic.twitter.com/k6RzzdxP8g
— Andrew Brennan (@AndrewSB49) November 21, 2017
Red Line: No service between Saggart and Belgard due to accident at Cheeverstown. See https://t.co/w5mIjQTkX3
— Luas (@Luas) November 21, 2017
As of lunchtime on Friday, the junction remained closed as the traffic control system was out of service.
Due to an earlier non-luas related car accident at Cheeverstown, Dublin County Council have closed the junction as the traffic control system in the area is out of service.
— Luas (@Luas) November 24, 2017
