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Dublin Bus route 40 having a rough time at the moment

  • 15-10-2013 7:44pm
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    Registered Users Posts: 4,784 ✭✭✭


    I see on the Dublin bus twitter account that the 40 is not serving ronanstown due to antisocial behavior. Its ironic that the bus cannot serve ronanstown garda station.

    Last night (and a couple of times over the last few weeks) it wasn't unable to serve parts of finglas. Its happening a bit too often at the moment.

    Is there anything that can be done or is it a case that Dublin bus has to ride the storm with these curtailments and hope it goes away.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 2,556 ✭✭✭Slunk


    Used to happen a lot that it wouldn't go through finglas south. Sometimes they would send an unmarked garda car behind it but can't be done for every service. Just have to bypass the area


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 767 ✭✭✭SimonQuinlank


    thomasj wrote: »
    I see on the Dublin bus twitter account that the 40 is not serving ronanstown due to antisocial behavior. Its ironic that the bus cannot serve ronanstown garda station.

    Last night (and a couple of times over the last few weeks) it wasn't unable to serve parts of finglas. Its happening a bit too often at the moment.

    Is there anything that can be done or is it a case that Dublin bus has to ride the storm with these curtailments and hope it goes away.

    It's not as if there's Gardai standing outside the station 24/7 in fairness.There's fields surrounding the area that objects can be pretty handily lobbed at buses from without beeing seen.

    Curtailments,and sometimes community meetings generally do the trick.Things usually get a bit hairy for a bit when the evenings start to get dark earlier and in the lead up to halloween.


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,784 ✭✭✭thomasj


    So there was diversions at both ends

    http://www.dublinbus.ie/en/DublinBus-Mobile/News/?depth=1&srcid=3623
    Dublin Bus wishes to advise customers that due to anti-social behaviour route 40 will not serve Neilstown shops,Ronanstown Garda station or first stop on Fonthill road.  Buses will use Irishtown road . In effect on Oct. 15th. from 1930 to last bus.
    Route 40 is also operating via St. Helenas /Farnham Drive to Wellmount and onto Cardiffsbridge road from 220hrs to last bus in both directions.
    Dublin Bus apologise for any inconvenience caused.
    Customers can also get updates on Facebook, follow us on Twitter @dublinbusnews or call our customer service line on (01) 8734222, lines open from 08:30 - 18:00hrs  (Monday to Saturday excluding bank holidays).


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 15,656 Mod ✭✭✭✭dfx-


    The 13 wasn't serving Bawnogue either


  • Registered Users Posts: 234 ✭✭ax586


    dfx- wrote: »
    The 13 wasn't serving Bawnogue either

    I seen the 13 go through bawnogue last night


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  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 86 ✭✭dublinstevie


    Aw scum


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,784 ✭✭✭thomasj


    Buses pulled from finglas again tonight
    Dublin Bus wishes to advise customers that due to Anti Social behaviour in the Cappagh Rd area, that route 40 will be unable to serve the Finglas West area for the remainder of the evening.
    Route 40 will operate via Mellows Rd and The Main Rd in both directions.

    Its unfair for those who have to walk to the nearest stop in the weather conditions tonight but that's not on the mind of those causing the trouble.

    http://www.dublinbus.ie/en/DublinBus-Mobile/News/?depth=1&srcid=3618


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,784 ✭✭✭thomasj




  • Registered Users Posts: 841 ✭✭✭Journeyman_1


    This always happens at this time of year. Kids get access to bangers/fireworks and it's deemed too dangerous to go through some of those areas. It must be very annoying for people who live there.


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