BusConnects Dublin - Bus Network Changes Discussion

Looks like the 13 will go through Grange Castle using the cuisine de France route variation all day come the 26th January, rather than only some peak time departures. That means stops 4545 and 4576 will no longer be served by it (but will still be served by the W4 & 151).

As of a few minutes ago there are still no signs up on the NCR 46a stops to indicate the service is being changed.

As pointed out above the NCR is being completely shafted. Moving from an 8 min ( and usually in fact much more frequent) to 15 min service and worse outside the peaks will just push punters to the 39a corridor, as also pointed out.

Why not just push the 11 to match the 8 min freq - at least to OCS

Using stop 8307 isn't realistic. That short stretch of Griffith Avenue between St Mobhi Road and Ballymun Road is very busy and trying to get from the bus stop to the right lane would be very tricky and cause even more congestion.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/r2PPZYwtPMxcD2tY7

I wonder who comes with these lists surely the most congested cities will be all cities in India and China most of which we've never heard of.

I notice in the timetable for the L26 and L27 no replacement for the 63A via Foxrock Village. So I guess there's no replacement for that service no matter how limited the service was anyway. I'd imagine it'll be the same story for the 45B when the L11 replaces the 45a.

I agree was more an observation than anything else. Many years ago that was the 63s routing on all journeys.

There used to be a lot of different variations to routes a lot have disappeared in recent years but BC appears to put an end for once and for all to the ones that remain.

SGs and EVs I'd imagine which is what the 11 gets currently. Donnybrook doesn't have any electric buses yet.

A bit of evidence.

Route 4 will mostly become Route B4, which will run from Monkstown/Blackrock/Merrion, etc. along the Quays in the city and onwards to Blanchardstown. When the B-Spine changes happen (eventually), people will already be accustomed to their bus running up and down the Quays rather than via O'Connell Street.

Considering the vast area west of Clondalkin Village still has no 24-hour routes, the last 13 leaving the CC at 11:30pm is utterly woeful. At least when it left Ballymun at that time it would get into College Green and Lord Ed Street around or just after midnight. If you live in Bawnogue or the massive new estates added onto Corkagh Park or off the ring road, you'll be hoofing it some distance from Watery Lane or the Red Cow Luas with the G1 if you don't get your skates on to grab the last 13 by 11:40pm, like it was still 1982.

On the Real time app, it seems that 13 has already been re-routed to drive via Cuisine de France even though it was meant to be changed when the E spine rolled around.