BusConnects Dublin - Bus Network Changes Discussion

Is that also part of the Luas extension? Or will it mean further work later for the Luas?

I wouldn't be surprised to learn that the 1st day of service for the N2 route on the 29th of September will be a big success for Dublin Bus & the NTA. However; the day after that will be a big test in how the new route will be able to withstand the pressure of carrying a huge amount of potential rail passengers to get on the route at Heuston Station, Broombridge & Clontarf Road Dart Station for the new working week which begins on the 30th of September onwards.

As the N2 has gone through it's online promotion on the TFI website earlier this week; the new route now has two weeks to generate a huge amount of demand from people wanting to use the new service from the end of the month onwards to get them out to their school or other workplace all around the Northside of the capital.

A similar or bigger amount of interest could eye up a huge amount of potential passengers in wanting to use the O route from Heuston Station when that route gets launched in the near future.

Although the O route will be covering all of the spines on the southside as well as the northside of the capital. It's going to be very interesting to see whether the N2 will be able to withstand that big test of carrying a huge amount of passengers in the interim period to be a good test bed for the O route to be rolled out in Dublin in the near future.

If the passenger numbers are going to be good for the N2. The numbers in using the O route could be even better if the N2 has a successful 1st week of service if it links up well with other transport services around the northside of Dublin.

Will the N2 be a double decker?

The bridge itself is only one lane wide, but there is a traffic light system in place to allow for 2-way traffic over it.

I'm hoping with the N2 that it'll be able to align with the 40e somewhat. The 40e only runs every 30 mins, but it would be great people aren't waiting too long for a N2 so it could be a viable connection at Broombridge

GAI won't know what hit them once they start dealing with the City 😂

Thanks for that. I guess with the 40D and N4 too, there might be some other ways for people who might need that connection too.

Yes some of the layovers at each end are extreme! L54 75mins allowed for a route that never takes longer than 40.

G-spine - sometimes nearly two hours allowed - at certain times of the day - now unless there is a major accident on the M50 - which brings the whole county to a stand-still - there is no way it takes two hours from The Point to Liffey Valley or Red Cow. The whole problem, I think is this fixation with 'clockface' timetables. Okay for low freqency route - but doesn't matter a jot for frequent services.

29th September apparently

There was a load of posts on Facebook Bray Open Forum today (that have disappeared) stating the E Spine and and all the L routesin Wicklow are happening in November.

I see NTA has Phase 6a for N2 and just says all the  E1, all the L routes for Wicklow are "in the coming months"

https://www.transportforireland.ie/getting-around/by-bus/n2-orbital-route/#:~:text=Phase%206a%20of%20the%20BusConnects,operated%20by%20Go%2DAhead%20Ireland.

Has anyone more information about timing of E1 etc?

Full N2 timetable for all stops now available at bustimes.org →

https://bustimes.org/services/n2-clontarf-station-heuston-train-stn

Just click on the "all stops" radio button for the direction you want, as by default the website is in the UK mode of "timing points" only.

On that note, the N2 looks like a PVR of 5 on weekends, at least 6 in Mon-Fri interpeak and at least 8 in Mon-Fri peaks. A skimpy scheduler would do 6 and 8 respectively, a safe-playing scheduler would do 7 and 9, a resource-pressed scheduler would ask "how many drivers can we actually put out".

Broombridge does get a bit tight even with the 40e and some cars dropping people off or waiting for them.

Though they could remove the central area and make some room.

I wouldn't get your hopes up too much! The same thing happens with the N6 stops on the Swords Road.