The Luas cross city line is said to have made parts of the city inaccessible to cyclists because of overcrowding

Cycling campaigners have called for a meeting with transport authorities after it was discovered that cycling had been banned between St Stephen’s Green and College Green because of the new Luas tracks.

Cyclists have been stopped on Dawson Street and told they could no longer use the route towards College Green. One cyclist was told by a Luas staff member that they would be “putting the lives of 400 people [tram passengers] in danger” if they continued.

Colm Ryder, a spokesman for the Dublin Cycling Campaign, has sought a meeting with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), which designed the Luas cross city route, and has raised the issue with Dublin city council’s road safety working group.

The council has said it was unaware of the operation