Aren't BAC moving all of the College Green Terminii out to Grand Canal Dock? I would expect that once the Port Tunnell is up and running most of the Buses which Terminate in or around the Central Triangle will be moved down there and will probably go up and down the quays.
In relation to the bus park/station in Middle Abbey Street this is actually what it was before the LUAS works started. It replaced the older one in the middle of O'Connell street which finally vanished in 1987/1988 i fink, if not sooner.
If you think about it BAC has now lost three major terminii points. The first was when Temple Bar was pubbified back in the early 80's. I can still remember bonbariers flying past the Alchemist's Head in Essex Street!. The second one was Middle Abbey Street, and now College Street is going. If BAC really get their act together and the new bridge (Macken Bridge?) get's built they should be eying up the Sherriff Street Station as another Terminus.
As for a QBC for the 17A? I have a good mate who wates patiently wlist buses go up to the Kilbarrack Terminus and never come down. This is interesting as it's a Cul De Sac. Also, that turning point is actually at Howth Junction, but for some reason you're turfed out of the bus at the Junction with Oscar Traynor Road while the bus, empty, goes up to the station, turns round and back down to the junction with Oscar Traynor. Why dont they put the damnned last stop at the station?
Maybe because then someone will find out that A) they cant hide and read the paper up there anymore and B) that the 17A is actually a potentialy fine feeder bus (and a proper one at that)
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