BusConnects Dublin - Bus Network Changes Discussion

Absolutely 100% agreed

"The NTA plans to further expand the network, with the inner orbital Route O scheduled for implementation next year and N8 linking Blanchardstown to Dublin Airport to follow in a later phase, the coming months."

"will be followed by 24-hour Spines E1, and E2, Radial route 19 , Local routes L1, L2, L3 L12, L14, L15, L26, L27 and Express routes X1 and X2, in the coming months.

Interesting.., the 39A is after the 46A for the butcher's block.

From looking at Bus Times today, the biggest delay on the N2 towards Clontarf was the Griffith Avenue/Ballymun Road junction. It took 10 minutes to go one stop for much of the day.

The Swords Road junction actually seemed to be moving fairly quickly.

https://bustimes.org/services/n2-clontarf-station-heuston-train-stn/vehicles?date=2024-09-30#

Yes again Kildare Street, Molesworths Street and Merrion Sq West are closed off to traffic due to a possible protest. Yet again the south city is at a complete standstill with bus routes severely impacted.

At this stage, and with continued protests likely in the future, should a plan not be devised to deal with this? It is a sad reflection that the closure of 3 streets in the centre of Dublin has such a negative impact on public transport.

The new 19 bus that's going into service in November kinda reminds me of the former 19a bus that also served St Mobhis Road and Ballymun Road (that the new 19 will also serve), it's interesting that some route numbers are making a comeback after years of being gone, same with the current 74 which serves Rathfarnham, Willbrook and Ballyboden which the former route 74a also served until it was replaced by the 15b in 2011 via Network Direct

Not legitimate concerns IMO. He's playing to his audience, older people in Ballyfermot fearful of change. There was a roundabout years ago just up the road outside Molloys, it was replaced with traffic lights and there is no issue with tailbacks.

The route 83 re-routing to cover off the section of St. Agnes Park that lost its bus service with the 17 ceasing is due to take effect from the 20th October. Will mean the 83 will now also serve Ashleaf Shopping Centre.

https://www.dublinbus.ie/news/revised-routing-on-route83

Thats strange , if you click on the revised page from the timetable list page, it's bringing up blank/incomplete timetable . Same for the C2 timetable

The reason why the 37 is still gonna be called the 37 is because all the other route numbers from 31-39 have been either used before BusConnects or after BusConnects (since BusConnects uses route numbers that aren't used from the route network before BusConnects rolled out) , maybe they could've renamed the 37 the 30 since that number hasn't been used before BusConnects