BusConnects Dublin - Bus Network Changes Discussion

ItIt's On the bus connects website there's a map called '2024 revisions' I.e. sod the 3 rounds of public consultation and 3 years of chat.

I assume they'll announce that closer to the time. Supposedly both the E1 and E2 will be 24hr but they'll then need to do something to replace the 84N as well as it serves Greystones and some other places along the route that the E2 won't cover.

A person who objected to a bus stop outside their front door as part of the Clongriffin bus corridor has been granted leave to challenge it.

I could be wrong here, but I don't think they can just proceed with the rest of the corridor until this is settled?

They've updated the network map again :)

https://busconnects.ie/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/A3-Big-Picture-Map-13.6.24.pdf

I'm not sure if this covered under the changes from the previous map. The L27 from Dún Laoghaire will now be terminating at Leopardstown Luas Stop rather than at Ballyogan Avenue. It says the bus will now serve Ballyogan Avenue in both directions once it's rolled out for passenger service. I have to wonder how it will do that in future The buses on the 63 usually go around that estate in a one way loop in either direction. The 44/44C used to do that when they served Ballyogan in the past.

I would assume that the L27 will just stick with the one way route around Ballyogan Avenue & Ballyogan Court once it goes live.

Is the L27 still being rolled out with the other E-Spine routes this year?

That's great news. Has there been some buses doing training on the L26 in the Carrickmines/Kilternan area as well?

They've been due in June →July → September and now October according to a poster here a page or two back so who knows. All I know is they continue at this extremely slow rate, it could be in to the 2030s until Bus Connects is fully implemented!

The roads for the suggested routing from Balbutcher Lane north straight through to IKEA aren't really suitable for bus operations; hence the redirect through Hampton Wood Drive. Presumably then E2 terminus was moved to IKEA to continue to be able to serve there directly, and the F1 was also moved to retain the Finglas→IKEA connection from the current 140 routing.

Is there any update on extra garage space? I doubt the existing depots can take much more expansion.

I passed the construction site of the new E1 terminus in Northwood outside Costa Coffee there.

It doesn’t look like it is a proper pull in bay for two or three buses, but merely new bus stop infrastructure without a proper lay-by. That won’t work well.

The EW's are not based in Donnybrook yet. They can only be used where they have the charging points installed in the bus garages. That's in Summerhill & Phibsborough so far when we are talking about the bus service in Dublin.

There was one cancellation noted on the TFI Live app for the S8 from Kingswood Avenue to Dun Laoghaire yesterday morning. It was seen there in the app between 10am & 10:15am yesterday. It didn't appear to have any buses when it was going to Kingswood Avenue. Did this cancellation have affect any other Go-Ahead buses running out of Dun Laoghaire yesterday?

How is this noteworthy? There are hundreds of cancelled trips in Dublin every day now. One cancellation on my local route would be an excellent day.

In terms of the route changes being advertised above e.g N2 now going up Blackhalll instead of infirmary Rd, where is the consultation on those changes ?

Many here bang on about the public discussion on these routes, but those changes above are being implemented solely by the NTA without any public input .

The EAs are also single deck so should be a suitable replacement.

Swords to City Centre bus corridor has been approved by ABP. Good to see another one over that line. As a regular user of that corridor, both on bike and bus, it is badly needed.