between the two. One focal point of the area is the Luas tram stop and the adjacent park. Infrastructure Rail Spencer Dock is served by the Docklands railway station on Sheriff Street, at the north end of the site. Commuter services to the Dublin Docklands area on the Western Commuter line began in March 2007. Under the Transport 21 initiative, at one time due for completion by 2018, the station was to move south to a permanent location along New Wapping Street. This station, proposed to connect to an extended Luas Red line, was deferred due to the Post-2008 Irish economic downturn. Luas The Luas Red Line which runs from Tallaght or Saggart to The Point (via Busáras and Heuston Railway station) has a Spencer Dock stop. Dublin Bikes In 2014, two Dublin Bikes stations were opened, one at Guild Street and another at the convention centre. Bridges The Sheriff Street Lifting Bridge was installed between 1939 and 1941. A single-span bascule bridge, it replaces the earlier James Price designed swivel bridge of 1873 which was the first mechanical crossing of Spencer Dock, and separated its inner and outer portions. The Spencer Dock Bridge carries road, LUAS and pedestrian traffic from Dublin over the Royal Canal into the Spencer Dock area. The Spencer Dock Luas stop is some 200m to the east. The bridge 200m north of where the Royal Canal meets the Liffey, while the Sheriff Street Lifting bridge carrying the R101 road is a further 160m north. The bridge has a shallow desk of just thick while the width varies from to . See also Grand Canal Dock References Sources Further reading External links Luas Spencer Dock Live information website Irish Rail Docklands Railway station website Dublin Docklands North Wall, Dublin Places in Dublin (city)