I thought DB had to tender with other firms to introduce new routes which is why they keep tinkering with existing ones?

No but they do have to get ministerial approval to introduce new routes.

wow - integration. the bus times actually line up with the train times. though it would be more useful if it went further, say to nassau street - it could do a loop of trinity.

wonderful. There are precious few trains to and from Docklands anyway so its not hard to organise.

What I love about the BAC timetable is that buses will run "about every 10-11 mins all day"

Now thats precision.

A question for Maynooth residents. how would you feel if the Clonsilla - Docklands trains were timetabled to actually start in Maynooth but say, no-one told you.

Would it bother you?

Just wondering.

Is that actually happening? :eek:

Would it not be quicker to walk that route during rush hour?

I hope they keep up their zest for new routes, important one missing I think is connecting the IFSC to Docklands Station to East Point and onto Clontarf Road Station? They must be the two biggest business parks in the city centre.

Note the last train in 19:20!

The little exit from Docklands and the sight of a scruffy Dublin Bus opposite it, all enacted on Sheriff street bridge is perhaps the sorriest sight Ive witnessed in terms of Dublins developing transport system. The whole thing looks pathetic. But of course, I could be wrong.

But I still wouldn't mind a few Kildare line trains running into it.

Once again I run the mantra....IE promised this to the Oireachtas committee in 2004. But that promise was broken. Mark? Any chance of that fine quote from Joe Meagher again?

On Tuesday afternoon there where armed gardai manning a checkpoint at the bridge

Don't hang around, get the bus after dark seriously no disrespect to the locals but armed gardai is not a good sign. Been up and down frequently over the last year never seen any trouble all the same just be careful

Don't forget the Meagher quote Mark.

Armed Gardai have been in the area since a shooting on Mayor street a while back. I reckon its pressure from businesses to keep the area clean. That said, its far from clean. Local people aren't the problem.

In general, that walk from Docklands would scare the crap out of me on a dark evening. Proper planning and less indulgence to developers would have the station located at the end of Mayor street. I did the meetings/presentations with Treasury Holdings nearly 4 years ago. P11 was formed too late to save this mess.

Strangely IE and the DoT have forgotten about it, it wasn't a once off statement have it in writting elsewhere as well

Its probably one of the safest areas in Dublin at the moment! but that's only as long as the garda high presence continues, there has been in the recent past lots of problems in nearby apartment with vandals and messing around with cars etc.

Also within a hundred yards of the station as you walk towards town the presence of two pairs of runners swong around a telegraph pole indicates a vibrant trade in the narcotic goods sector. Hopefully things can improve but in the short term I say IE will have a couple of security staff stationed there during opening hours.

You wont be able to get it, its provided for though.

So now starting from heuston we have 90, 90A, 91, 92, 93 that all run independant timetables, will probably all sit outside Hesuton empty for half an hour while the bus drivers have their tea-break (can't begrudge them that) and then leave heuston in a convoy together.

Why didn't they just extend the 90?

I do see that they have abolished the 90A and the 91, although I could have sworn I saw a 91 in the last few days.

And now I've just spotted that the 93 only goes to Eden Quay!

journey time 10 minutes.
Walking time 12-15 minutes.
gap between services about 50 minutes?
integrated with train arrival times? on the timetable maybe but it is Dublin Bus so probably not....

Can't believe the 93 terminates at Eden Quay, they should have brought it further south of the river maybe even integrating with the luas line at Stephen's Green.

Now I'm starting to Rave
 

The 151 timetable says Burgh Quay is 5 minutes from Docklands.
The 93 timetable says Eden Quay is 10 minutes from Docklands.

I appreciate that it could take 5 minutes to cross Butt Bridge sometimes, but it'll take 5 minutes to get into Burgh Quay that day too. Is the 93 going to do the loop of D'Olier or Hawkins Street- College Street- Westoreland St. around to Eden Quay, and if so should there not be stops on Westmoreland St?

I was down at the station today. I see the pis is working. It is a pity they connot get them on the maynooth line working. There seems to be a carpark at the station. I wonder will the 93 bus be driving into the station as opposed to where the 151 starts.

Car Park is marked as staff only on the plans

93 terminus is the stop outside the station, a shelter has appeared on the inbound side

I will be down tomorrow to confirm the intercity railcar has arrived and I will make a trip out and back

Morning Mark. Nice to see the late shift is alive and well.