Cowper Luas stop
{{short description|Tram stop in Dublin, Ireland}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox station
|name = Cowper
|symbol = rail
|symbol_location = dublin
|image = Cowper Luas Stop - Jan 2022.jpg
|image_caption = Cowper Luas stop
|address = Cowper Road
|borough = Rathmines, County Dublin
|country = Ireland
|line = Green
|structure = At-grade
|platform = 2
|years = 30 June 2004
|events = Stop opened
|years1 = 2018
|events1 = Platforms extended
|owned = Transport Infrastructure Ireland
|operator = Transdev (as Luas)
| map_type = Dublin
|coordinates = {{Coord|53.31648854452617|-6.25343844830358|format=dms|display=it}}
|zone = Green 2
|services={{Adjacent stations|system=Luas|line=Green|left=Beechwood|right=Milltown}}
}}
Cowper {{IPAc-en|'|k|au|p|@r}} is a stop on the Luas light-rail tram system in Dublin, Ireland. It opened in 2004 as a stop on the Green Line from St Stephen's Green to Sandyford.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie//archives/2014/0630/627453-luas-is-launched-2004/|title=Luas Is Launched|website=RTÉ Archives}} It serves parts of Ranelagh and Rathmines.
Location and access
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The Green Line runs on mostly segregated track, making use of the disused railway alignment from Bray to Harcourt Street. The Cowper stop is located between the backs of residential properties. The stop has the signs, displays, shelters, and ticket machines common to all Luas stops. It has two entrances: one from Merton Road and one from Tudor Road. Both entrances consist of simple tree-lined pathways and lead to the southern end of the platforms. The Merton Road entrance is signposted with a solar-powered totem.
It takes its name from the nearby Cowper Road, which is named for William Cowper-Temple, 1st Baron Mount Temple (1811–1888), who formerly owned land in the area. He pronounced his name "cooper", but the stop is pronounced "cow-per."{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLU-s24Mki4|title=On Board LUAS 5000 Class Tram - Parnell to Cowper. 6/11/2021.|website=YouTube|date=6 November 2021|quote=Audible at 19:44 in video.}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a8ciRhA1NPUC&dq=cowper+pronounce+cooper+temple&pg=PA323|title=The Correspondence of Dante Gabriel Rossetti|first=Dante Gabriel|last=Rossetti|date=27 October 2002|publisher=Boydell & Brewer|isbn=9781843840602 |via=Google Books}}
Services
Trams stop at the stop coming from either end every 2-10 minutes.
{{Adjacent stations|system=Luas|line=Green|left=Beechwood|right=Milltown}}