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New route

(26 posts)

  1. kevin
    Member

    Anybody hear anything about the new No.4 route from Ballymun to St Vincent,s Hospital
    Posted 2 years ago #

  2. D42C
    Member

    I did, but I heard it was to run to UCD via Nutley Lane, no one has confirmed it yet though
    Posted 2 years ago #

  3. Richard
    Member

    This sounds very useful. How near does it go to Rathmines or Ranelagh?
    Posted 2 years ago #

  4. Anonymous
    Member

    its supposed to be running from harristown garage.. but well wait and see

    [posted by: omac12002]
    Posted 2 years ago #

  5. kevin
    Member

    It will run from the Axis centre in Ballymun down Ballymun Rd through Phibsboro to Phibsboro Garage then left down Western Way to O Connell St following No.7 route to St Vincent,s Hospital terminating on the far side of the hospital
    Posted 2 years ago #

  6. Anonymous
    Member

    Cool, at least that's cleared up now
    [posted by: D42C]
    Posted 2 years ago #

  7. Al
    Member

    Not via the old route via Baggot Street...? Too bad, I suppose...
    Posted 2 years ago #

  8. AlekSmart
    Member

    O Connell St...? Now there`s a surprise....It would appear that every single vehicle the company possess MUST be routed through the Grande Boulevarde at least once a day......Progress...Yes Jim...But not as we might expect !!
    Posted 2 years ago #

  9. MylesKenny
    Member

    i am agreeding with what alek smart is saying
    Posted 2 years ago #

  10. Richard
    Member

    I visited my dad in St Vincent's this morning, and then went for the bus to town. I noticed that the 4 route was on the timetable board at the Merrion Road stop (opp. Merrion Inn) which I thought strange since the 4s were clearly turning around on Nutley lane. As soon as I saw a 4 come out of Nutley lane and go up to the Tesco stop I rang DB, who admitted that the 4 timetable at that stop should not be there. The 4 was originally meant to go through part of Vincent's grounds and then pick up at both stops, but this is not now going to happen. I expect the timetable at the Merrion Road (opp Merrion Inn) stop to be amended in the next day or so. If anyone notices it still there after tomorrow, could you please let me or this board know?
    Posted 2 years ago #

  11. Anonymous
    Member

    I think they are waiting for the road through the hospital to be finished before it runs through there
    [posted by: D42C]
    Posted 2 years ago #

  12. Richard
    Member

    No, I'm afraid I was told by DB customer affairs that Vincent's had refused permission to DB to run a bus through the grounds, apparently for insurance-related reasons. In any event, DB was inept in putting the 4 timetable on that stop, and so helping to waste a lot of peoples' time.
    Posted 2 years ago #

  13. AlekSmart
    Member

    It gets worse...word on the streets is...."Somebody" in Dublin Bus spoke wit "Somebody" in Vincents Admin who said ...."Yea Fine,No Probs Fire away " etc etc.....except the Vincents "Somebody" was not in a position to give the necessary authorisation and when the REAL Mr Vincents came back from Golf he was MIGHTLY unimpressed and threw a Hissy Fit of immense proportions......or so the word on the street has it....Confirm or denounce anybody ..????
    Posted 2 years ago #

  14. Anonymous
    Member

    What a shame, rather than be glad to have a designated low floor bus route stopping in the grounds of your hospital, the management decide they want rid of it.

    [posted by: P]
    Posted 2 years ago #

  15. Al
    Member

    Don't you love when someone posts a thread called "New route" and doesn't say which route number in the title...?

    My new "fav" is route 66D (because it serves Leixlip of course); but I don't like how they skipped over 66C to create it, nor do I like the limited service (once-daily), to a part of Leixlip that's needed direct bus service for quite a long time.

    (Going further afield, how about we extend the 66B into Celbridge as well? St. Patrick's Park hasn't had a bus in ages.)

    Posted 2 years ago #

  16. MylesKenny
    Member

    how about a new route called 221 from Corduff S.C to Balbriggan via the same route as the 220 as far as ballymun then 104 as far as swords Road then do a 33
    Posted 2 years ago #

  17. Anonymous
    Member

    What abut a bus from Ballyknockan to Dún Laoghaire via Dublin Airport??? :D
    [posted by: D42A]
    Posted 2 years ago #

  18. Richard
    Member

    I think this thread was meant to be about the 4, not about new routes in general, valid though such a topic is. Anyway, I revisited that bus stop at Vincent's yesterday and now all the timetables have gone, but I am confident that a correct set will be put up in the next few days.
    Posted 2 years ago #

  19. kevin
    Member

    Word has it that they want to extend the 4 to Belfield this could interfere with the consistency
    Posted 2 years ago #

  20. Anonymous
    Member

    Well as it is, the buses are going to Belfield in order to turn around, it would make sense for them to collect fares from this point.
    [posted by: P]
    Posted 2 years ago #

  21. Anonymous
    Member

    i live near blanchardstown hospital & the nearest stop for belfield is the 39x stop in blanchardstown village.

    so here is my idea: why not extend the 38c to belfield
    [posted by: qvc]
    Posted 2 years ago #

  22. Anonymous
    Member

    heres an idea - walk to blanch village or better still get 38c to hawkins street and walk to trinity college
    [posted by: omac12002@yahoo.co.uk]
    Posted 2 years ago #

  23. dublinstevie
    Member

    easy to say extend route.dont think you realise what is involved.eg running times,drivers hours,etc etc.too much bother for you to get a 38 into town.then a 10.you can also get a 39b from blanch to belfield if you walked over the bridge!
    Posted 2 years ago #

  24. dublinstevie
    Member

    easy to say extend route.dont think you realise what is involved.eg running times,drivers hours,etc etc.too much bother for you to get a 38 into town.then a 10.you can also get a 39b from blanch to belfield if you walked over the bridge!
    Posted 2 years ago #

  25. Anonymous
    Member

    i agree with you stevie- some people think that dublin bus just click fingers and its done but dont think of the implications involved in such a move

    [posted by: omac12002]
    Posted 2 years ago #

  26. Anonymous
    Member

    i will kill qvc if he come on this website again
    [posted by: ira]
    Posted 2 years ago #

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