Routes implemnted to date include;
19(merged with 68 and 83), 19a (now called 9), 49/a, 50, 54a, 56/a, 65, 65b, 76/a/b, 77(merged with 27), 77a, 120, 121 (merged with 150), 122, 123, 140 and 150.
Routes to be implemented include;
17, 18, 75, 166, 175 (Implementation planned for Summer 2012)
Dublin Bus would like to thank customers for feedback received as part of the consultation process into services in the above areas. Dublin Bus is pleased to announce revised proposals for services in the above areas as part of Network Direct. These service changes cover the following existing Routes and will be introduced on a phased basis throughout summer 2011:
17, 18, 19, 19a, 49, 49a, 50, 54a, 56, 56a, 65, 65b, 77, 77a, 121, 122, 123, 140 and 150.
Quicker journey times
Quicker journey times to key destinations including Rathmines, Dame Street, O’Connell Street, Dundrum, Sandyford and Dún Laoghaire.
High frequency service
Route 27 will have peak weekday frequencies of 10 minutes or better
Route 77a will have peak weekday frequencies of 10 minutes or better
Route 122 will have peak weekday frequencies of 10 minutes or better
Route 123 will have peak weekday frequencies of 10 minutes or better
Route 150 will have peak weekday frequencies of 10 minutes or better
Improved connections for customers Tallaght / Walkinstown area
Route 1 will serve Shanard and will provide a 20 minute service travelling via Swords Road, Drumcondra, Dorset Street, Parnell Square, O'Connell Street, Townsend Street, Pearse Street, Ringsend, Irishtown and Sandymount.
Route 49a will be discontinued. No changes proposed to Route 49.
Route 54a will continue to operate its current alignment with revised timetables to meet customer demand
Route 77 and Route 27 will be amalgamated and operate as Route 27. It will provide a high frequency cross city connection between Tallaght and Crumlin to the Malahide Road QBC. It will also provide a direct connection to Connolly Rail Station.
Route 77a will operate from Citywest to Ringsend Road via Killinarden, The Square, Old Bawn, Tymon Park, Walkinstown, Crumlin, Cork Street, Dame Street, Pearse Street. This will replace Route 50 and 65b in Citywest.
Routes 56/56a will be called Route 56 and will operate from Crumlin Hospital to The Square, Tallaght via Ballymount, Fettercairn.
Route 77x will operate from Citywest to UCD Belfield.
Route 65 will continue to connect Blessington, Ballymore and Ballyknockan with Dublin city centre.
Route 75 will be redesigned and replaced in part by Route 175.
Route 75 will continue to link Tallaght with Dun Laoghaire. It will be realigned from the Ballinteer area making the service more direct and faster for customers. It will operate its current alignment from Tallaght, (The Square) as far as Butterfield Avenue and will then operate via Nutgrove Avenue and Churchtown Road to Dundrum, Sandyford Industrial Estate, Stillorgan Shopping Centre – Kill Avenue and Dun Laoghaire.
Route 76 will operate from Tallaght Square to Chapelizod via Belgard Road, Newlands Cross, Fonthill Road South, Convent Road, Clondalkin Village, Ninth Lock Road, Fonthill Road, Neilstown Road, Liffey Valley SC and Ballyfermot
Route 76a will operate from Tallaght Square to Blanchardstown Centre via Belgard Road, Newlands Cross, Fonthill Road South, Convent Road, Clondalkin Village, Ninth Lock Road, Fonthill Road, Neilstown Road, Liffey Valley SC, N4, M50, Blanchardstown Village, Blanchardstown Centre.
Route 166* will operate from Liffey Valley via St. Loman’s Road, Willsbrook Road, Castle Road, Ballyowen Road and Citywest to Tallaght (The Square). Routing is as follows: Tallaght (The Square), Fortunestown Way, Citywest Road, Kingswood Avenue, Old Naas Road (Brownsbarn), Outer Ring Road, Grange Castle Business Park, Castle Road, Willsbrook Road, St. Loman’s Road, Liffey Valley Shopping Centre. (not shown on map)
Route 210 will no longer operate as a result of the above changes.
Route 175 will operate from Tallaght (The Square) to Dun Laoghaire. It will operate via Old Bawn Road, Killininny Road, Scholarstown Road, Taylor’s Lane, Grange Road, Broadford Road, Ballinteer Avenue, Wyckham Way, Dundrum S.C., Sandyford Ind, Estate, Stillorgan S.C., Coppinger, Newtown Park, Monkstown Ring Road, Monkstown Avenue, and Mounttown Road to Dun Laoghaire.
Drimnagh / Crumlin / South Circular Road areas
Existing Route 19 will be replaced in the Bulfin area by route 68 and on the South Circular Road by Route 122. Route 68 will operate from Newcastle and Clondalkin via Inchicore, Bulfin Road, South Circular Road and Camden Street to Hawkins Street. In the South Circular Road area Route 122 will operate via Herberton Road to South Circular Road and then on to current route to Phibsboro and Cabra.
Existing Route 19a will be renamed Route 9. There is no proposed change to the alignment on the South of the City. The service will be adjusted on the North of the City serving Beneavin Road in both directions (Not shown on Map Diagram).
Route 122 will operate from Crumlin via Mourne Road, Keeper Road and Herberton Road to South Circular Road. It will then operate its current Route to the Navan Road via Camden Street Upper, South Great George’s Street, O’Connell Street and Berkeley Road.
No changes are proposed to Route 17 and Route 123 in this phase.
Route Improvements
These proposals will offer the above areas a much simplified route network with improved cross city connections. 55% of the Routes covering the areas highlighted will offer frequencies of 10 minutes or better at peak times.
45% of the Routes will offer full cross city connections with direct access to Connolly Rail Station, Luas Red Line, Beaumont Hospital and IKEA.
There will be improved coverage of our network and an increase in the travel options available for the vast majority of our customers as a result of the proposed changes.
Timetable Changes
All timetables have been redesigned so that they are 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 27 will have specific departure times from D’Olier Street and Eden Quay making it easier to plan your journey.
Routing for proposed services as follows
Route 1
Shanard » Swords Road » Drumcondra Rail Station » Dorset Street » Parnell Square » O'Connell Street » Townsend Street » Pearse Street » Ringsend » Irishtown » Sandymount.
Route 27
Jobstown » Tallaght (The Square) » Greenhills Road » Dolphin’s Barn » Cork Street » Dame Street » Eden Quay » Fairview » Donnycarney » Coolock » Edenmore
Route 54a
Ellensborough >> Tallaght (The Square) >> Tallaght Rd (Balrothery) >> Willington Road >> Fortfield >> Leonard’s Corner >> Harold’s Cross >> Clanbrassil Street >> Eden Quay
Route 56
Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin » Drimnagh Road » Walkinstown Avenue » Ballymount Road » Fettercairn Road » Cookstown Road » Tallaght (The Square)
Route 65
Eden Quay » South Great George’s Street » Camden Street Lower » Richmond Street South » Rathmines » Rathgar » Terenure » Templeogue » Tallaght (The Square) » Blessington / Ballyknockan / Ballymore
Route 75
Tallaght (The Square) » Old Bawn Road » Firhouse Road » Butterfield Avenue » Nutgrove Avenue » Churchtown Road » Dundrum » Sandyford Industrial Estate » Stillorgan Shopping Centre » Foxrock Church » Kill Avenue » Dún Laoghaire Rail Station
Route 77a
Ringsend Road >> Pearse Street » Cork Street » Dolphin’s Barn » Greenhills Road » Tymon Park » Old Bawn Road » Tallaght (The Square) » Killinarden >> Blessington Road» Citywest
Route 122
Ashington » Navan Road » Nephin Road » Carnlough Road » Cabra Road » Berkeley Road » South Great George’s Street » Camden Street Lower » South Circular Road » Dolphin’s Barn » Herberton Road » Mourne Road » Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin
Route 175
Tallaght (The Square) » Old Bawn Road » Killininny Road » Scholarstown Road » Grange Road » Broadford Road >> Ballinteer Avenue » Dundrum Shopping Centre » Sandyford Industrial Estate » Stillorgan Shopping Centre » Monkstown Link Road » Monkstown Avenue » Dún Laoghaire Rail Station