December / Christmas Timetable Alterations

Victor

Late Night Services for Christmas Period December 2nd - 31st 2005
http://www.luas.ie/event/index.asp?head=10&doc=122

Christmas Service December 24th 2005 to January 2nd 2006
http://www.luas.ie/event/index.asp?head=10&doc=125

Victor

http://www.platform11.org/news/news.php?year=2005&no=17.htm

Late night DART services for Christmas
November 9th 2005

Special late night DART services will be provided during the Christmas period.

There will be one extra service departing the city centre at 12.30am each Friday and Saturday starting from Friday 9th December till Friday 23rd. This service will also operate on Thursday 22nd December.

Services to Bray will start from Connolly and call at all stations except Tara Street and Grand Canal Dock. Services to Howth will start from Pearse and call all stations except Tara Street.

No details of fares have been published, but Platfrom 11 notes the last scheduled Luas service is also 12:30am and normal fares apply.

Passengers should note a significant and growing portion of the DART fleet is fitted with CCTV equipment and we encourage Iarnrod Eireann to ensure these trains are deployed on all late night services not just these extra trains.

http://www.irishrail.ie/news_centre/news.asp?action=view&news_id=181

Pre-Christmas Late night DART service by Press Office

Late night DART services will operate on the three weekends in the lead-up to Christmas as follows:

Friday 9th, Saturday 10th December

Friday 16th, Saturday 17th December

Thursday 22nd, Friday 23rd December

A late night service will operate on all these dates as follows.

00.30hrs - Connolly to Bray (serves all stations except Tara St and Grand Canal Dock)

00.30hrs - Pearse to Howth (serves all stations except Tara St).

Normal fares will apply for these services, and tickets are available at Connolly and Pearse Stations.

Security will be provided on all late night services.

CCOVICH

No 'late night' DARTs to Greystones or Malahide.

Victor

http://www.thepost.ie/breakingnews/breaking_story.asp?j=3484380&p=3484395&n=3484472&x=

In addition, the Nitelink bus service will operate during the night from tomorrow, November 28, to January 7, with a half-hourly service on 24 routes until 4.30 at the weekends and every night in the week before Christmas. Selected routes will also run services on week nights.

The Luas will have a night service until 3am on Fridays and Saturdays from next week; the DART will have a night train leaving at 12.30am and there will be additional spaces at park and ride car parks

Nitelink http://www.dublinbus.ie/news_centre/timetable_and_route_news.asp?action=view&news_id=519

Operation Freeflow http://www.dublinbus.ie/news_centre/dublin_bus_news.asp?action=view&news_id=518

Operation Freeflow

Operation Freeflow - Dublin Bus Operational Information

• Increased Off-Peak Capacity
An additional 5000 seats are being made available during off-peak for the duration of Operation Free-flow. This equates to an increase of 10% in fleet capacity (off-peak).

• Early Bird Sundays
To facilitate shoppers & retailers during extended opening hours over Christmas an early bird service, (starting an hour earlier than normal), will operate on all major bus routes on Sunday 11th and Sunday 18th of December in addition to the normal Sunday timetable.

• Suburban Shopping Centres
There will also be particular emphasis on supplementing regular service by Dublin Bus on specific times such as late night shopping on Thursday and on particular suburban shopping locations such as Tallaght, Blanchardstown, Swords, Liffey Valley & Dundrum with increased trips to facilitate customers.

• Enhanced Supervision
In order to ensure best possible mobility of traffic, Dublin Bus will be increasing its level of on-the-ground supervision with a total of 20 Inspectors and 2 Chief Inspectors strategically located in the city. A number of these Inspectors will be mobile and will be able to react immediately to any unforeseen situation, which may affect traffic flow.

• CCTV Installation Programme
Our customer’s safety and comfort is our number one priority. Up to 85% of our fleet will be fully installed with a CCTV system by the end of this year. This system is comprehensive recording eight different views of the bus every two seconds.

Victor

http://www.irishrail.ie/your_journey/special_services.asp

Galway Christmas shopping Special

http://www.irishrail.ie/news_centre/news.asp?action=view&news_id=178

Rail service improvements from 11th December announced by Press Office
Minister for Transport Martin Cullen TD joined with Iarnród Éireann at Connolly Station today (Tuesday 29th November) to detail a range of Intercity and Commuter service improvements to take effect from 11th December.

The changes which will allow thousands of commuters daily to escape our congested roads for commuter rail services, and improved Intercity links.

Delivery of 36 new railcar carriages, currently ongoing, have provided the capacity to make these service improvements, the third successive year that major service changes have been delivered to customers. That process is set to continue in the coming years, with the delivery of a further 187 carriages between now and 2008.

Maynooth line
On the Maynooth-Dublin commuter line, over 1 million additional passenger journeys annually are anticipated with the introduction of three new morning peak services from Maynooth to Connolly Station, as well as two new evening peak services.

As well as the introduction of new carriages, signalling work at Connolly Station as part of the DART Upgrade investment has allowed this major service boost.0

The new services will be added into the timetable as follows:

Morning – Maynooth to Dublin
06.27hrs to Pearse
07.00hrs to Pearse
*07.22hrs to Connolly
07.36hrs to Pearse
*07.45hrs to Connolly
07.57hrs to Pearse (continues to Bray)
08.15hrs to Pearse
*08.40hrs to Connolly
09.02hrs to Pearse

Evening – Dublin to Maynooth
16.34hrs from Pearse (strt from Gorey)
17.15hrs from Connolly
*17.28hrs from Connolly
17.40hrs from Pearse (start from Bray)
*18.04hrs from Connolly
18.08hrs from Pearse (start from Bray)
18.30hrs from Pearse
19.00hrs from Pearse

*= new service

Serving growing communities such as Maynooth, Leixlip, Clonsilla and Castleknock, as well as new developments at Ashtown, the Maynooth commuter line has experienced enormous growth in demand in recent years.

Over 2,000 additional commuters will be able to travel by rail daily on the three new services, which will give a fast frequent service to customers on the route.

There will also be additional off-peak services on the route, and additional services to Maynooth in morning peak and from Maynooth in evening peak to facilitate Maynooth students, and workers at locations such as Intel and Maynooth Business Park.


Drogheda line

The Northern commuter line from Drogheda to Dublin will also gain an additional morning peak service from 12th December. Additional stops on higher capacity evening services will also be provided.

The new service will operate at 07.27hrs from Drogheda to Connolly, serving Laytown, Balbriggan, Skerries, Rush & Lusk and Donabate stations.

The 17.07hrs Connolly to Balbriggan service will also serve Donabate and Rush & Lusk for the first time. A number of services during the day will additionally serve Portmarnock, and there will be a new late evening service from Drogheda to Connolly, departing at 22.05hrs.


Athlone and Kildare commuter

A new early morning commuter service will be introduced from Athlone on 12th December, departing the midlands town at 05.15hrs. Also serving Clara, Tullamore, Portarlington, and the Co Kildare commuter towns of Kildare, Newbridge, Sallins/Naas and Hazelhatch, it provides an early service to meet the changing needs of commuters in the Greater Dublin area.


Cork commuter

Frequency will be increased seven days a week on the Cork-Cobh and Cork-Mallow commuter services from 11th December.

Frequencies will be increased as follows, with additional services at both peak and off-peak:

FREQUENCY

			Cork-Cobh		Cork-Mallow
Current			20 each way daily		21 each way daily
From 12 Dec		22 each way daily		25 each way daily

Gorey

An off-peak Arklow/Dublin service will be extended to Gorey in each direction (11.35hrs Dublin-Gorey; 14.12hrs Gorey-Dublin), and an additional evening return service from Gorey to Dublin will operate (20.25hrs).


DART

Malahide and Portmarnock will benefit from an additional morning peak service, and two additional evening peak services in response to rising demand.

This is part of a minor demand-driven rebalancing of services between Howth and Malahide.


INTERCITY

A range of Intercity service improvements will also be introduced from 11th December. There will be a major upgrade of Sligo-Dublin line services, the beginning of the transformation of the Cork-Dublin service as we prepare for an hourly service later in 2006, and improved Sunday services on a number of routes.

Fleet will be modernised on a number of services as well, with carriages over 30 and 40 years old replaced by modern railcars.


Sligo-Dublin

The Sligo-Dublin service will increase in frequency from three services each way per day to five each way per day, the most significant change on the route in decades.

Furthermore, the 35-year old carriages currently operating the service will be replaced by new modern railcars, to improve performance and reliability on the route, and to improve accessibility to mobility-impaired customers.

Current
Dub-Sligo Sligo-Dublin
08.30 07.40
13.35 13.25
18.15 18.00

New
Dub-Sligo Sligo-Dublin
08.00 06.50
11.00 08.50
14.00 11.50
17.00 14.50
19.00 17.50


Cork-Dublin

Services from Dublin-Cork will operate every two hours on a clockface timetable from 07.00hrs to 21.00hrs.
From Cork to Dublin will be every two hours from 05.30hrs to 17.30hrs, with the exception of 07.30hrs, when a 07.00hrs departure will operate instead.

As the new €117 million fleet for the Cork-Dublin route enters service during 2006, Iarnród Éireann will build up the service until an hourly service operates towards the end of the year. This will almost double the capacity on the route to 16,000 seats daily.


Tralee-Dublin


Services to and from Tralee will be increased from five each way per day to seven each way per day, as services currently operating to and from Killarney are extended (05.50hrs and 11.55hrs from Tralee; 07.00hrs and 17.00hrs from Heuston, with changes at Mallow).

Also, benefiting Kerry’s important tourist businesses and regular weekend travellers, two additional services will be provided on Sundays from Tralee (11.00hrs and 15.45hrs), which includes an additional service from Killarney as well (11.37hrs).

The fleet used on the Tralee route will also improve, with all carriages dating from the 1960s which had been used on Cork-Tralee and Mallow-Tralee services replaced by modern railcars.


Galway, Limerick – extra Sunday services


Both Galway-Dublin and Limerick-Dublin will have an improved service on Sundays, to meet peak weekend demand on Intercity.

Galway-Dublin will see an additional service from Galway at 12.00hrs on Sundays, and two additional service from Heuston to Galway at 12.20hrs and 15.25hrs, bringing the Sunday frequency to six each way.

Limerick-Dublin benefits from two additional services from Limerick at 11.05hrs and 20.15hrs, with an additional service from Heuston at 15.00hrs, changing at Limerick Junction.


Waterford-Limerick Junction


Service changes will allow for improved connections for customers to/from Dublin, Cork, Limerick and Ennis.


From March 27th – Waterford, Kilkenny and Carlow


Further improvements are planned in March, with the introduction of an additional service each way on the Waterford-Dublin route.

There will be a new early service from Waterford to Heuston, which will be Carlow’s second morning commuter service, and provide a commuter rail service from Kilkenny for the first time.

The new service will depart Waterford at 06.05hrs. It will leave Kilkenny at 06.49hrs, allowing those who travel daily to Dublin to use rail for the first time. It will call at Carlow at 07.18hrs, giving Carlow commuters an option to the existing 06.30hrs service.

An extra Dublin to Waterford service will also operate daily at 16.25hrs. The new services bring the frequency on the route to six each way per day.

An Iarnród Éireann spokesperson said “yet again this year we are directly bringing the benefits of our investment programme to a record and growing number of rail customers. We will continue this process year on year to ensure every route and every community we serve shares in the development of our rail services. With the support of funding under Transport 21, the Government’s 10-year infrastructure programme, we are building a world-class rail service for our customers.”

Full service details from 11th December are available online at www.irishrail.ie . Details are also available at 1890 778899, and at stations.

Customers on all routes and services are advised to check service details if travelling from 11th December onwards, as departure times on services may have changed.

Victor

http://www.rte.ie/news/2005/1129/transport.html

Cullen unveils commuter improvements

29 November 2005 20:15
The Minister for Transport, Martin Cullen, has announced a range of improvements to commuter and intercity rail services.

The Maynooth to Dublin commuter line will benefit most from the improvements. Capacity on this line will be increased by almost 40% at peak times.

There will be three extra trains in the morning and two in the evenings on weekdays. An extra 2,000 people will be able to use the service.

Iarnród Éireann says the Maynooth commuter line is one of the fastest growing population corridors in the country.

The changes will take place in less than two weeks' time.

Details were also announced of Kilkenny's designation as a Greater Dublin rail commuter belt station.

There will also be improvements to services for commuters in Cork, in particular the lines to Mallow and Cobh.

Victor

Bus Éireann 'NIGHTRIDER' service

http://www.buseireann.ie/site/news_centre/press_releases.asp?action=view&news_id=390
http://www.buseireann.ie/site/news_centre/travel_reports.asp?action=view&news_id=391
http://www.buseireann.ie/site/news_centre/travel_reports.asp?action=view&news_id=155

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On the late night DART front normal fares will apply to the 12:30am services. Normal fares apply thus weekly, monthly and annual tickets are valid. However since 12:30am is 'tomorrow' day returns issued that day may not be valid.

Earlier post has times and dates

Victor

http://www.buseireann.ie/site/news_centre/travel_reports.asp?action=view&news_id=392

Christmas & New Year Timetable Alterations

Please click here to view alterations to services over the Christmas Period - 22 December to 3 January inclusive.

Victor

http://www.buseireann.ie/site/news_centre/travel_reports.asp?action=view&news_id=394

Christmas Park & Ride in Cork

County Hall & Black Ash Park & Ride

Black Ash Park & Ride

Open Monday - Saturday all year.
07.30 - 19.30.
Buses every 10 mins peak, every 15 mins off-peak.
€5 fee incl. of parking and bus fare for driver and passengers.

Open Sundays December 4th, 11th & 18th.
11.00 - 19.30.
Buses every 15 mins - €5 fee incl of parking and bus fare for driver and passengers.

Late Opening to 21.30 on Thursday & Friday from December 1st until Christmas.

Open Tuesday, December 27th & January 3rd
11.00 - 19.30 - First bus at 11am. Buses every 15 mins.
€5 fee incl of parking and bus fare for driver and passengers
Normal hours of operation at all other times!

County Hall Park & Ride

Open Saturday, December 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th & 31st and January 7th.
First bus to Grand Parade 09.30. - Last bus to County Hall 18.15. - Buses every 15 mins
€3 per adult, €1.50 per child & €5 per family

Open December, Sunday 4th, 11th & 18th & January 8th.
First bus to Grand Parade 10.30. - Last bus to County Hall 18.15. - Buses every 15 mins
€3 per adult, €1.50 per child & €5 per family

BLACK ASH PARK & RIDE WILL BE CLOSED ON DECEMBER 25th/26th & ALSO ON JANUARY 1st & 2nd

COUNTY HALL PARK & RIDE WILL BE OPEN SATURDAY & SUNDAY FROM DECEMBER TO JANUARY 8th

Victor

http://www.buseireann.ie/site/news_centre/travel_reports.asp?action=view&news_id=393

Drogheda Town Service

As and from Monday 12th December 2005, the following changes to the Town Service will come into effect.

Northside Service
Days of Operation: Monday to Saturday
Times: 0900hrs to 1900hrs (last service 1800hrs on Saturdays)
Departures: Service operates every 30 minutes from West Street
First Departure from West Street 0900hrs
Last Departure from West Street 1900hrs (1800hrs on Saturday)
Services will operate continuously throughout the day

Route
West Street – Scarlett Street – Chrushrod Avenue – Brookville – Moneymore – Bothar Brugha – West Street
Also serving Termon Abbey at 1000hrs / 1200hrs / 1400hrs / 1600hrs / 1800hrs
Also serving Mell & M1 Retail Park at 1100hrs / 1300hrs / 1500hrs / 1700hrs

Southside Service
Days of Operation: Monday to Saturday
Times: 0900hrs to 1900hrs (last service 1800hrs on Saturdays)
Departures: Service operates every 30 minutes from West Street
First Departure from West Street 0900hrs
Last Departure from West Street 1900hrs (1800hrs on Saturday)
Services will operate continuously throughout the day

Route
West Street – Shop Street – Mary’s Street – Marian Park – Ballsgrove – Rathmullen Park –
Finian’s Park – Donore Road – Marley’s Lane – Rathmullen Rd – West Street

Also serving Meadow View on every service Departing West Street on the hour – i.e. 0900hrs / 1000hrs / 1100hrs / 1200hrs etc.

For Information telephone – (041) 9835023

Victor

http://www.buseireann.ie/site/news_centre/travel_reports.asp?action=view&news_id=396

New Limerick City Timetable

Bus Eireann wishes to advise all its customers that its new city timetable will come into effect on Sunday 4th December

Please click below to view a printable copy of the required timetable.
301 City Centre - Shannon Banks & Westbury
302 City Centre - Caherdavin
303 City Centre - Carew Park
303 City Centre - Ballynanty Beg
304 City Centre - Raheen
304A Raheen - Greenfields - City Centre
305 City Centre - Coonagh
305 City Centre - Lynwood Park
306 City Centre - Craeval Park
306 City Centre - O'Malley Park
308 City Centre - University
309 City Centre - Pineview
309 City Centre - St Mary's Park

Further Information Please Call Our Travel Centre Limerick, 061 – 313333

Victor

http://www.buseireann.ie/site/news_centre/news_briefs.asp?action=view&news_id=398

CHRISTMAS SHOPPING SERVICE

Bus Éireann would like to announce a new Park 'n' Ride service operating from O'Connell Street, Sligo to Sligo Retail Park.

Departing O’Connell Street
10.00, 10.20, 10.40, 11.00, 11.20, 11.40, 12.00, 12.20, 12.40, 13.00, 13.20, 13.40, 14.00, 14.20, 14.40, 15.00, 15.20, 15.40, 16.00, 16.20, 16.40, 17.00, 17.20, 17.40, 18.00, 18.20.
Thurs & Fri Only 19.30, 19.50, 20.10, 20.30, 20.50

Departing Sligo Retail Park
10.10, 10.30, 10.50, 11.10, 11.30, 11.50, 12.10, 12.30, 12.50, 13.10, 13.30, 13.50, 14.10, 14.30, 14.50, 15.10, 15.30, 15.50, 16.10, 16.30, 16.50, 17.10, 17.30, 17.50, 18.10, 18.30.
Thurs & Fri Only 19.40, 20.00, 20.20, 20.40, 21.00.

OPERATING: TUESDAY TO SATURDAY

FROM 10th Dec to 24th Dec 2005

€1.00 PER TRIP

For further information please telephone (071)9160066

Victor

http://www.buseireann.ie/site/news_centre/news_briefs.asp?action=view&news_id=399

Dublin/Dublin Airport/Belfast

Bus Éireann would like to announce a new hourly service from Dublin to Belfast, via Dublin Airport, offering 16 departures daily from 0600 to 2100, commencing 12 December 2005.

Please click here for Dublin/Dublin Airport/Belfast timetable.
Please click here for Belfast/Dublin Airport/Dublin timetable.

Bus tickets can be puchased from Bus Stations, or en-route, from the Bus Driver.

Fares: €10 single, €15 return.

For a limited time only, a single fare of €7 will apply to the 0600 departure from Busáras.

Victor

http://www.dublinbus.ie/news_centre/timetable_and_route_news.asp?action=view&news_id=524

Dublin Bus Christmas arrangements

Friday 23rd December 2005
Normal services will operate on all routes. Nitelink services will operate.

Saturday 24th December 2005 – Christmas Eve
Normal services will operate on all routes. Last buses will leave the city at 2100 hours and will operate in service back to their respective garages, excluding buses from Heuston Station, Dublin Airport and Ferry Port, which will operate later than 2100 hours. A Saturday service will operate on DART feeder routes. Xpresso and Nitelink services will not operate.

Sunday 25th December 2005 – Christmas Day
NO BUS SERVICES.

Monday 26th December 2005 – St. Stephen’s Day
A Sunday service will operate on all routes. Most Nitelink services will operate at 0030 and 0200 hours.

Tuesday 27th December 2005
A normal service will operate on all routes. Most Nitelink services will operate at 0030 and 0200 hours.

Wednesday 28th December 2005
A normal service will operate on all routes. Most Nitelink services will operate at 0030 and 0200 hours.

Thursday 29th December 2005
A normal service will operate on all routes. Most Nitelink services will operate at 0030 and 0200 hours.

Friday 30th December 2005
A normal service will operate on all routes. All Nitelink services will operate with most buses running until 0430 hours.

Saturday 31st December 2005 – New Year’s Eve
A normal service will operate on all routes. Note: Last buses will leave the city at 2200 hours and will operate in service back to their respective garages. All Nitelink services will operate with most buses running until 0430 hours.

Sunday 1st January 2006 – New Year’s Day
A Sunday service will operate on all routes. Nitelink services will not operate.

Monday 2nd January 2006
A Sunday service will operate on all routes. Most Nitelink services will operate at 0030 and 0200 hours.

Tuesday 3rd January 2006
Normal services will operate on all routes. Most Nitelink services will operate at 0030 and 0200 hours.

[b]OPENING HOURS 	 	Sales/Booking 	Information 	Lost
 	 	 	Office Bureau 	Property[/b]
Saturday 24/12/2005 	0900 - 1300 	0900 - 1700 	Closed
Sunday 25/12/2005 	Closed 	 	Closed 	 	Closed
Monday 26/12/2005 	Closed 	 	Closed 	 	Closed
Tuesday 27/12/2005 	Closed 	 	Closed 	 	Closed
Wednesday 28/12/2005 	0900 - 1730 	0900 - 1900 	0845 - 1700
Thursday 29/12/2005 	0900 - 1730 	0900 - 1900 	0845 - 1700
Friday 30/12/2005 	0900 - 1730 	0900 - 1900 	0845 - 1700
Saturday 31/12/2005 	0900 - 1400 	0900 - 1900 	Closed
Sunday 1/1/2006 	0930 - 1400 	Closed 	 	Closed
Monday 2/1/2006 	0930 - 1400 	Closed 	 	Closed
Tuesday 3/1/2006 	0830 - 1800 	0900 - 1900 	0845 - 1700