Dublin’s new bus routes: How are you affected by new services replacing 46A and others?

BusConnects: A total of 13 new bus routes began across Dublin as part of the NTA redesign

BusConnects: How are the new Dublin routes? Graphic: Paul Scott
BusConnects: How are the new Dublin routes? Graphic: Paul Scott

A total of 13 new bus services began across Dublin and its surrounding areas on Sunday as part of the latest phase of the National Transport Authority’s BusConnects redesign.

Among those services being replaced are the long-running 46A from Dún Laoghaire.

The new lines include two 24-hour north-south routes, serve communities between Dublin Airport, north Dublin, the city centre, south Dublin, Dún Laoghaire and north Wicklow. The new spine E1 and E2 routes operate 24-hours.

Tell us how the new lines affects you. Are any of these bus routes on your commute? Have you tried them? What has been your experience so far? What impact are timetable and other alterations having on you? Are there any teething problems? Has the change been clearly communicated?

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The new services also includes the 19 radial route and local routes L1, L2 , L3, L12, L14 , L15, L26 and L27, as well as two new express routes X1 and X2.

The new services replace the following lines which have now ceased to operate: 46a, 46e, 63, 63a, 84, 84a, 84x, 143, 144, 145, 155, 184 and 185.

Do you need to change buses more often? Do these changes mean you are more or less likely to take the bus?

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