All the below changes are planned to be implemented in Summer 2012.

Dublin Bus is pleased to announce proposals for services in the Malahide, Portmarnock and Howth Road QBC areas as part of Network Direct. These service changes cover the following existing routes: 29a, 31, 31b, 32, 32a, 32b, 32x

Quicker journey times
Quicker journey times to key destinations as a result of improved priority measures and route alignments.

High frequency services

• Route 29a will be renamed route 29 and will have a peak weekday frequencies of 10 minutes or better

Improved connections for customers

• Route 29a will be renamed and called route 29 and will be extended via the Grange Road and Willie Nolan Road to Baldoyle
• Significant increase in services from Baldoyle and the Grange Road
• Route 32/a/b will be amalgamated and operate as route 32 terminating in Malahide Green and operating via the Coast Road, Baldoyle and Raheny to the city centre
• Improved frequency of services between Portmarnock and Malahide via the Coast Road
• All Howth Road services will depart Abbey Street Lower with integrated timetables
• Route 32x will continue to provide direct services to the South East of the City and UCD Belfield
• Route 31 will continue to operate via the Village side of Howth Head
• Route 31b will be renamed 31a and will operate on the South of Howth Head with all trips operating via Thormanby Road, Carrickbrack Road and Greenfield Road to Sutton Cross, Raheny and City Centre

Route Improvements

Route 29 will be enhanced with customer friendly timetables displaying departure times at frequent intervals throughout the day. The revised route will also provide for increased links between Baldoyle and Donaghmede and Raheny.

Route 32/a/b will be simplified which will enable more consistent intervals between buses.

The timetables of all services will be integrated providing a 5 minute service to Raheny Village for all customers

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 29 will have specific departure times from Raheny making it easier to plan your journey.

Service Frequencies (Estimates)
Route     Peak       Off Peak
29            10         15
31            30         30
31a          60         60
32            20         30
32x          20         -