Dublin Bus Nite Links last night (Sunday night)?

Dapos

Lad's i was wondering could someone verify was there no night link buses last night? was out last night and one of my mates said he went for night link and there was none. We ended up walking most of the way home. If there was no night link it's a pure joke of a service on a bank holiday weekend.

Slippin Jimmy

Dapos wrote:

Lad's i was wondering could someone verify was there no night link buses last night? was out last night and one of my mates said he went for night link and there was none. We ended up walking most of the way home. If there was no night link it's a pure joke of a service on a bank holiday weekend.

You would have gotten a better response in Transport forum.

Esel

Heard from a couple of mates there were none. They had to walk home.

bennyx_o

The nightlink I've to get (29N) had two going, one at 12 and one at 2. Pretty bad service on a bank holiday Sunday.

senordingdong

They do run on bank holidays.
Just at weekday times.

It helps to actually read the timetables.

seamus

12.30 and 2.30 is the standard bank holiday service. It's been like that for a long time now. Bus drivers are entitled to a bank holiday too you know.

r3nu4l

Have to agree here, you can't expect everything to run as normal on a bank holiday weekend.

Just assuming everything was going to stay the same without checking the timetable was a bit silly but hey, on the bright side, you'll know for next time

whiskeyman

I walked by college green just past 3am and there was loads of people waiting.
I actually was going to join them, but I didb't feel like waiting, so I decided to walk for a cab.
It was only this morning that I realised the little yellow ticket bus wasnt there, and there was no other bus staff around. I pity the feckers who waited!

senordingdong

seamus wrote:

12.30 and 2.30 is the standard bank holiday service. It's been like that for a long time now. Bus drivers are entitled to a bank holiday too you know.

Are ya sure?
Isn't it half twelve and two o clock?

melekalikimaka

ah its all pants, the nitelink service is horrid for students, it should be every day of the week...especially wednesdays

Dapos

seamus wrote:

12.30 and 2.30 is the standard bank holiday service. It's been like that for a long time now. Bus drivers are entitled to a bank holiday too you know.

Well with all this talk of drink driving and then no public service. Sure It was obvious there was going to be a crowd out sunday night

whiskeyman

Not only that, but a lot of Taxi drivers take the Sunday off to enjoy the Bank Holiday weekend too...
At least the CHristmas Timetables will kick into action for next month.
And then there's also the Nite-Luas! Every 20mins, til 4.00 I think. A total saviour!

abetarrush

There should be more nightlinks durin the week. An extra one at 3am every night wudnt kill!

cos student nights are usually mon-wed, and i always hafta leave at 1.45 t get the last NL at 2am

we shud put this suggestion forward

Esel

whiskeyman wrote:

Not only that, but a lot of Taxi drivers take the Sunday off to enjoy the Bank Holiday weekend too...
At least the CHristmas Timetables will kick into action for next month.
And then there's also the Nite-Luas! Every 20mins, til 4.00 I think. A total saviour!

Not on the dort then? Do you live in a less-desireable part of the south side?

honru

A Nitelink every half hour from 00:30 to 03:00 during the week would be nice... though possibly not financially viable.

Heyes

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A Nitelink every half hour from 00:30 to 03:00 during the week would be nice... though possibly not financially viable.

They should be all starting up as above for xmas period soon... yeah i know its mad early, but i thought i heard on the radio it was officially starting if not now within the next week or so.

Juza1973

I live in Sandyford Hall, this is a place hard to reach on foot, the LUAS line is 30 minutes from my home!

Juza1973

I live in Sandyford Hall, 30 minutes from the Sandyford stop on foot.

senordingdong

It's just not ecnonically viable to have more frequent Nitelink srevices.
I was out last Sunday and I got the Nitelink home. It wasn't packed, infact it wasn't even half full. With that type of turnout an extra service isn't really warranted.