Routes implemented to date include;
4, 5(merged with 47), 7, 7a(merged with 7), 7b, 7d, 8 and 111.

Routes to be implemented include;
45, 45a and 59(Implementation planned for Spring 2012)

Dublin Bus would like to thank all its customers for feedback received during consultation on services operating on the Merrion Road QBC. Following an analysis of this feedback, Dublin Bus is pleased to announce the final plans for services on the Merrion Road QBC. These service changes cover the following existing routes:

4/5/7/7a/7b/7d/8/45/45a/59/111

Quicker journey times
Quicker journey times to key destinations including O'Connell Street and St. Stephen’s Green.

High frequency services

• Route 7 will have a peak weekday frequencies of 10 minutes or better
  Improved connections for customers.
• Route 7/a will be amalgamated and called route 7 and will be extended to Mountjoy Square. All trips on amalgamated route 7 will operate from Loughlinstown Park.
• Route 7b will take advantage of the bus priority on the Monkstown Link Road with a peak time service to and from the City.
• Route 4 will continue to connect Monkstown Avenue with Blackrock, Ballsbridge, O’Connell Street, Phibsboro and IKEA.
• Route 111 will connect Dun Laoghaire and Sallynoggin with Loughlinstown Hospital, Cherrywood Business Park & Luas.
• Route 59 will continue to link Mackintosh Park, Killiney and Dalkey with Dun Laoghaire.
• Route 8 will be extended to Mountjoy Square.
• Route 5 will be withdrawn with route 47 providing services from Sandyford to the Ballsbridge and city centre areas.

Route Improvements
Route 7 will operate from Loughlinstown Park and all trips will operate to Mountjoy Square. This will provide improved cross city connections.  Journey times will continue to benefit from the priority on the Merrion Road QBC and with Bus Gate in the City Centre. The consistency of intervals between buses will improve for the length of the route as a result of all services operating on the same alignment and at evenly spaced intervals.

Route 4 currently operates from Monkstown Avenue providing connections to Blackrock, Ballsbridge, City Centre, DCU and IKEA

Route 111 will operate from Dun Laoghaire to Cherrywood Business Park providing increased connections for customers to high frequency route 145 on the N11 and Luas. It will operate via Loughlinstown Hospital providing a direct connection between the Hospital and Dun Laoghaire.

Route 8 will be extended to Mountjoy Square with an increase in the number of journeys to and from Dalkey.

Route 59 will be adjusted in Autumn 2011.

Route 7b will provide morning and evening peak journeys via the new Monkstown Link Road providing new connections for the Monksown / Stradbrook areas.

Timetable Changes
All timetables will be redesigned so that they will be easier to understand. Please note that new timetables read from left to right and then line by line as in a book or magazine. Weekdays are given their own column separated by colour. All routes will now have stop-specific departure times at selected locations for e.g. Route 7 will have specific departure times from Blackrock making it easier to plan your journey.