BusConnects Dublin - Bus Network Changes Discussion

Not all. The 51d and 69x are not included. But is there any reason why not?

Ah yes, forgot those 2 still existed seperate to the Busconnects ones!

Yes, Heuston not currently a pick-up stop. Also they are all completely packed at Heuston already - most won't have capacity to make up for the 145 in any meaningful way. Many won't have room even for one at that stage.

It’s difficult to find specific detail on this. Dublin Bus have published timetables but no further information. They say “These changes have been coordinated as part of the TFI network”, but there’s nothing on the TFI website to explain.

Some politicians are posting on their social media saying this is to replace the link between Heuston and UCD, so I’m guessing X Services will now change how they pick up and set down.

A TFI communication piece would be helpful.

Some questions

• Will there be additional capacity on these routes, many of which are full passing Heuston Station. 
• If these X routes now provide a service between UCD and Heuston then surely this will impact commuters heading home in the evening as buses may have reduced capacity along the quays due to carrying Heuston bound passengers. We know the C Spine is already under pressure.
• The X Services don’t operate within the 90 Minute fare structure, so are commuters and students now expected to pay separately for services once again? For example, will someone taking the train from Hazelhatch to Heuston for €2 will now need to pay an additional €2.40 on the X service to UCD?

Maybe this could be an opportunity to bring the X Services inside the 90 minute fare and to also provide more information onhow these services run (stop listings, route maps etc).

That’s handy, I didn’t realise the 90 minute fare was included on X’s albeit a small supplement as such. Thanks for that.

hasnt it already got a 24 hour route with the 109A?

Bigger question: why is there a Nitelink that serves as far as Ashbourne? Did Dublin Bus used to operate a route 88 that went there back in the days?

Actually could see it discontinued if they decide to make the 24 route 24 hours, or modify one of F spine routes to serve that area of East Finglas at night

Could always make the 88 a 24 hour route to cover for the 46N. Perhaps a night only variant of the E spine could be introduced eventually to serve Greystones also a night variant of the B spine to serve Dalkey. We've already seen the C5 and C6.

Any word on the next spine launch date?

Lol, just reminded when I got the 88n home to Finglas a good few years ago. Bus driver decided to shout something, which I didn't understand due to my drunken state, and turned out he was asking if he could skip the Finglas West/South part of the journey, so I ended up in Ashbourne.

depends really, the 77n would be my route, but my normal bus would be the 27. Sometimes I’ll ask the driver to swing down Fortunestown Lane and let me off but failing that it’s only a 15 min walk.

The bigger issue is drivers not doing a once over of the bus before going back into town/the depot, got a nasty telling off by one cos I’d fallen asleep and realised two stops after the terminus, it’s 3am on a Saturday night/Sunday morning like, what do you expect 🤣

Got a post midnight E2 for the first time on Thursday night at around 1:30am and it was like getting on a 46N, only a couple seats going free upstairs! Good to see good use of it so quickly