How badly will public transport be affected by the snow?

masterK · 01-12-2010 03:12PM

Anybody know if the Luas is running? Their website is down

Miss Lockhart · 01-12-2010 03:14PM

Dublin Bus site also down.

I presume the 78a still not serving Neilstown though.

youcancallmeal · 01-12-2010 03:14PM

There is rumours going around in work at the moment that all Dublin Bus services have been cancelled until further notice? Can't get onto the db website to confirm this though?

justsomebloke · 01-12-2010 03:16PM

second hand information here but buses are apparently starting to stop. Other Half's Brother is now stuck in town with no buses going to swords

Dublin bus site seems to be down so can't check

Ginny · 01-12-2010 03:19PM

There's buses there waiting to see if they're allowed head from the terminus, seemingly the conditions are awful and buses are sliding everywhere.
*edit* Buses aren't going anywhere until they regrit the roads.

Ghost Train · 01-12-2010 03:26PM

listening to scanner, lots of buses being told to pull over and wait for further instructions
last update on the website is here
http://www.iamsteph.com/random/2010/dublin-bus-status-1318

I'll quote it here

Updated 13:18

Dublin Bus wishes to advise customers that due to adverse weather conditions the diversions and curtailments listed below are in place.

Dublin Bus will make every effort possible to maintain services today, however this will be subject to road and weather conditions. Dublin Bus is continuously monitoring road conditions with An Garda Siochana and the Local Authorities.

Routes Diversion
1 Operating as normal
2 Southbound, the Route is operating via the Strand Rd, Sydney Parade Ave to Merrion Rd. Operate back via Merrion Gates, Strand Rd to Irishtown. Unable to serve Sandymount Village or St John’s Church..
3 Northbound, operating via nutley Lane, Merrion Gates, Strand Rd, to Irishtown to the City. Unable to serve Larkhill, operating on the Swords Road, terminating at Omni Shopping Centre. Southbound, the Route is operating via the Strand Rd, Sydney Parade Ave. Unable to serve Sandymount Village.
4 Terminating at Blackrock (Frascatti). Unable to serve Stradbrook Rd.
5 Operating as normal
7 Unable to serve Loughlinstown, operating to Cherrywood only. On the inbound journey, unable to serve Blackrock Village.
7a Unable to serve Mackintosh Park. Terminating at Rochestown Ave (The Graduate Pub).
7b Operating as normal
7d Operating as normal
8 Operating as normal
11/a Operating as normal
11b Operating as normal
13/a Operating on the main Ballymun Road only, unable to serve Balbutcher, Sillogue, Coultry, Shangan, terminating as normal in IKEA..
14 Operating as normal
14a Unable to serve Milltown Road/Dropping Well , operating on Route 14.
15 Operating as normal
15a Operating as normal
15b Terminating at Taylor’s Lane
15e Operating as normal
15f Operating as normal
16 Operating as normal
16a Operating as normal
17 Operating as normal
17a Operating as normal
18 Terminating at RDS.
19 Unable to serve Tolka Estate.
19a Operating as normal
20b Terminating at Artane castle, unable to serve Maryfield Drive.
25 Operating as normal
25a Unable to serve Foxborough.
25b Unable to serve Foxborough.
25x Operating as normal
26 Operating as normal
27 Unable to serve the Loop through Darndale, operating on the Malahide Rd only.
27b Unable to serve Castletimon. operating via Dundaniel Rd/Killbarron Rd.
27x Operating as normal
29a Unable to serve St Annes Estate
31 Terminating at Howth Harbour, unable to serve Hill of Howth.
31b Terminating at Howth Harbour, unable to serve Hill of Howth.
32/b Operating as normal
32a Operating as normal
32x Operating as normal
33 Operating as normal
33a Operating as normal
33b Terminating outside Portrane hospital, unable to access hospital grounds.
33d Operating as normal
33x Operating as normal
37 Unable to serve Skreen Road, Blackhorse Ave, operating on the current Route 39 routing.
38 Operating as normal
38a Operating as normal
39 Operating as normal
39a Operating as normal
40/a Unable to serve Finglas South, operating from N2 slip road and on to Mellowes Road.
40d Operating via Mellowes Road. Unable to serve Finglas South, the corporate park or Tyrellstown outbound, Tyrellstown OK inbound.
41 Operating as normal
41b Unable to serve Rolestown. Terminating in Swords Manor
41c Operating as normal
41x Operating as normal
42 Terminating at Sands Hotel, operating via Coast Rd only. Unable to serve Wendel Ave or Seamount.
42a/b Unable to serve Edenmore, Harmondstown or McAuley, operating via Malahide Rd, terminating at Darndale Roundabout.
43 Operating as normal
44 Terminating in Kilternan. Unble to serve Enniskerry or Ballyogan.
44b Terminating at Blue Church, Kilternan.
45 Terminating at Bray Station. Unable to serve Clonkeen Rd/Deans Grange Rd. Operating via N11 to Mount Merrion Ave.
45a Terminating at Bray Station. Unable to serve Killarney Lane.
46a Operating as normal
46e Operating as normal
47 Operating from Leopardstown roundabout only.
48a Operating as normal
49 Unable to serve Ballycullen, operating via Firhouse Rd and Firhouse Rd West.
49a Unable to serve Ballycullen, operating via Firhouse Rd and Firhouse Rd West.
50 Unable to serve Killinarden Estate, Mayberry Road or Kilnamanagh.
51 Operating as normal
51b Unable to serve Bawnogue, operating via Nangor Rd. Unable to serve Woodford/Cherrywood, operating via Monastery Rd.
51c Unable to serve Woodford/Cherrywood, operating via Monastery Rd.
51d Operating as normal
51x Operating as normal
53 On North Quays only to/from The Point.
53a On North Quays only to/from The Point.
54a Unable to serve Fortfield Road, terminating at Marlfield Roundabout.
56/a Unable to serve Kingswood Heights. Operating via Ballymount Road, Embankment Road and Belgard Road, terminating outside The Square, Tallaght.
59 Terminating in Dalkey, operating between Dalkey and Dun Laoghaire only.
63 Unable to serve Kilternan, Ballyogan Estate or Glenamuck, terminating at Cornelscourt.
65 Terminating at Blessington
65b Unable to serve Killinarden Estate.
66 Operating as normal
66a Unable to serve Captains Hill, operating to Lousia Bridge.
66b Operating as normal
66x Operating as normal
67 Operating as normal
67x Operating as normal
68 Unable to serve Baldonnel.
69 Operating as normal
69x Operating as normal
70 Operating as normal
74 Unable to serve Stocking Avenue or Upper Ballycullen Road, operating via Lower Ballycullen Rd, Killinney Rd and terminating at Scholarstown Road.
74a Unable to serve Stocking Avenue, terminating at Scholarstown Road.
75 Terminating outside The Square, Tallaght.
76 Unable to serve New Rd, Clondalkin. Operating via Convent Rd/Fonthill Rd. Terminating outside The Square, Tallaght.
76a Unable to serve New Rd, Clondalkin. Operating via Convent Rd/Fonthill Rd.
76b Unable to serve New Rd, Clondalkin. Operating via Convent Rd/Fonthill Rd.
77 Operating as normal
77a Operating as normal
77x Operating as normal
78/a Unable to serve Neillstown and Fonthill Road. Operating from Power City to Liffey Valley. Unable to serve Bridge St, Thomas St & Killmainham
79/a Operating on Ballyfermot Road to Cherry Orchard Hospital only. Unable to serve Decies Rd.
83 Operating via Rathgar, Terenure Road West, KCR and Kimmage Road to Sundrive Road and then back on to normal routing.
84 Terminating at Bray Station.
84x Terminating at Southern Cross Rd, unable to serve Newcastle, Kilcoole or Greystones
90 Operating as normal
102 Operating as normal
104 Operating as normal
111 Operating as normal
114 Operating to Kilcross only.
116 Operating as normal
118 Operating as normal
120 Unable to serve Dowth Ave, operating via Carnlough Rd (Route 122).
121 Unable to serve QuarryRoad, operating via Carnlough Rd (Route 122). Unable to serve Francis St, operating via Patricks St.
122 Unable to serve Ashington, terminating on the Navan Rd at the Halfway House .
123 Unable to serve Marino, operating via Phillipsburgh Ave
128 Terminating at Clare Hall Rd (Donaghmede Roundabout), unable to serve Clongriffin. Terminating at Kellys Corner, unable to serve Palmerston Park and Rathmines.
130 Terminating at Clontarf Depot, unable to serve Castle Ave.
140 Operating as normal
142 Operating as normal
145 Terminating at Bray Station.
150 Unable to serve Rossmore, terminating at Wellington Roundabout.
151 Not serving East Rd, terminating at Docklands Rail Station.
161 Unable to serve Whitechurch, operate via Taylor’s Lane
184 Cancelled
185 Cancelled.
210 Operating as normal
220 Unable to serve Finglas South.
236 Operating as normal
238 Unable to serve Tyrellstown.
239 Unable to serve Lucan Village, Operating via the bypass, M50.
270 Operating as normal
747 Operating as normal
748 Operating as normal

spurious · 01-12-2010 03:29PM

Hill over the bridge at the canal on the North Strand causing lots of problems both ways.

markpb · 01-12-2010 03:35PM

Joe the Santa wrote: »

second hand information here but buses are apparently starting to stop. Other Half's Brother is now stuck in town with no buses going to swords. Dublin bus site seems to be down so can't check

Ginny wrote: »

There's buses there waiting to see if they're allowed head from the terminus, seemingly the conditions are awful and buses are sliding everywhere.
*edit* Buses aren't going anywhere until they regrit the roads.

spurious wrote: »

Hill over the bridge at the canal on the North Strand causing lots of problems both ways.

This feels like a re-run of the same posts in January

MirWia · 01-12-2010 03:36PM

Does anyone know if Luas from Tallaght to Centre is operating as normal?

markpb · 01-12-2010 03:37PM

MirWia wrote: »

Does anyone know if Luas from Tallaght to Centre is operating as normal?

I think their number is 1800 300 604 if you want to ring them.

foxy06 · 01-12-2010 03:39PM

All buses from ringsend garage have been told to pull over.

Scratch that. They have been told to start moving again.

MirWia · 01-12-2010 03:41PM

markpb wrote: »

I think their number is 1800 300 604 if you want to ring them.

Thanks.
Their website is down I couldn't get the number.

listermint · 01-12-2010 04:02PM

Any update on the LUAS or Dublin Bus???

Telchak · 01-12-2010 04:10PM

The map Dublin City Council are using to show what roads are being gritted seems to be at least 20 years old :rolleyes:

dearg lady · 01-12-2010 04:14PM

Dublin Bus buses have been told to pull over until roads are gritted.

youcancallmeal · 01-12-2010 04:14PM

Telchak wrote: »

The map Dublin City Council are using to show what roads are being gritted seems to be at least 20 years old :rolleyes:

I know they were probably looking at it earlier and saying to themselves "My god, the M50 is gone!?"

markpb · 01-12-2010 04:15PM

dearg lady wrote: »

Dublin Bus buses have been told to pull over until roads are gritted.

Source?

dearg lady · 01-12-2010 04:20PM

markpb wrote: »

Source?

Dublin Bus worker

They're thinkin (hopin) it shouldn't take long to get em back out

sushisushi · 01-12-2010 05:06PM

from dublin bus website now:

Service Update: 15.30hours

Service Disruptions due to adverse weather conditions.

Wednesday 1st December 2010

Dublin Bus wish to advise that there is currently a limited bus service operating. This is due to extreme weather and icy road conditions. This is being further worsened by traffic ongestion and slow speeds across the city.
Dublin Bus is making every effort to maintain a level of services but this is proving very difficult due to the worsening road conditions.
A very limited service currently operating on Routes 7, 13, 15, 16, 19(northside Only) 20, 27, 31, 40, 41, 45, 46a, 65, 65b, 77, 102, 128, 140, 145, 150,
A very limited level of service operating to Tallaght, Ballyfermot, Howth, Malahide, ballymun, Finglas,
No services currently on the Lucan Road, Blanchardstown, Ranelagh, Ballycullen.
Further updates to follow from Dublin Bus once information becomes available.

markpb · 01-12-2010 05:09PM

From Luas website:

Red Line
Passengers please be advised the Luas Red Line is running from The Point to Tallaght.
Connolly Stop is closed due to adverse weather conditions. However, ALL other stations on the Red Line are open and operating at the moment.

The Red Line is experiencing severe delays due to blockages by other road users at junctions.

Green Line
The Green Line is operating from St. Stephen’s Green to Brides Glen and is experiencing some minor delays .

the_judge · 01-12-2010 05:33PM

Anyone know what the story is with trains from Maynooth going towards Dublin? irishrail.ie is busted.
More importantly, trains from Clonsilla to Drumcondra - are they running, but just delayed? Or have they just stopped completely?

Will I even bother trying?

KevR · 01-12-2010 05:35PM

Anyone know if Tara Street and Pearse Street stations have Maynooth trains running again? The IR website said this a while ago:

Irish Rail wrote:

There are delays to DART and Commuter services of up to 30 minutes due to frozen points at Connolly Station.
Staff are on site working to clear the area and minimise these delays.

Docklands and Maynooth services are operating to and from Connolly Station only.

Now it says:

Irish Rail wrote:

Current delays

There are delays of up to 15 to 30 mins to DART and Commuter services due to frozen points at Connolly Station. Staff are on site working to clear the area and minimise these delays.

M3 Parkway/Docklands servicesare operating to and from Connolly Station only for the remainder of the day.

Docklands Station is now closed.

Can anyone clarify?

sushisushi · 01-12-2010 05:40PM

According to the Irish Rail twitter account (http://twitter.com/IrishRail), all the mainline services in and out of Dublin are operating, although they're delayed around Connolly. A friend of mine just arrived in Maynooth from town, without any problems.

KC61 · 01-12-2010 05:42PM

Use www.twitter.com/irishrail

Varkov · 01-12-2010 06:18PM

Just on the 5:05 from conolly to sligo, trains still not going to maynooth from pearse or tara.
Absolute pandemonium, people being crushed and screaming at eachother trying to get on...

Edit: sligo trains are stopping at all stations to maynooth.

delta_bravo · 01-12-2010 07:17PM

http://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?fbid=10150134208533135&set=a.446106468134.232491.9606778134

Busy at Connolly!

Heisenberg1 · 01-12-2010 07:43PM

A passenger fell under the train at Tara st not not badly injured trains are moving now

Losty Dublin · 01-12-2010 07:45PM

I was speaking to a friend of mine last night and he told me that the media are exaggerating the impact of the snow and that they are making people worry about nothing.

Anybody reckon he's right?:D

dfx- · 01-12-2010 07:59PM

I was on EV63 operating an inbound 69 from 2.50pm to 5.55pm..made it to Guinness' before a jack-knifed truck on the quays brought us to a halt:D

Chinafoot · 01-12-2010 08:01PM

Chaos at Connolly Station

THE NATIONAL TRAIN service has become packed to capacity on some routes due to commuters filtering in from reduced services on other public transport facilities.

Iarnrod Eireann has asked customers to “please be patient” and warned that stations and trains are very busy. Sharon Gibbons (@somethingbanal) sent TheJournal.ie the picture (right) to show how Connolly DART and train station is currently packed with commuters. Iarnrod Eireann, tweeting under @irishrail, has just asked that commuters “defer” from entering Connolly station for the next 20 to 30 minutes to allow the crowds to dissipate.

A passenger fell while getting off a DART at Tara Street station during rush hour and was treated by medics, according to Iarnrod Eireann. The incident caused more delays at the station although trains are now moving through there again.

Meanwhile, the Luas website is back up and running with a temporary home page. It warns that the Luas Red line is experiencing severe delays and is not stopping at Connolly station at all. The Green Luas line is running from Stephen’s Green through all stations to Brides Glen but that there are also some delays there.

Bus Eireann has also responded to its website issues, caused by the large number of commuters trying to log on and make travel plans. The home page now has a full list of services which are and are not operating in the city. It was last updated at 18.20.

How badly will public transport be affected by the snow?

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