Grand Canal Dock - Sydney Parade reopens 8/11/2011

[James Howard]

This is just a joke at this stage. "Dublin Bus will accept rail tickets". Why don't we save everyone a lot of bother and just buy bus tickets.

Do Irish Rail ever have to accept Dublin Bus tickets?

[cullenswood]

Do Dublin Bus accept smart cards? How will the amount be docked from your account?

[Mark Gleeson]

Dublin bus will accept all rail tickets including smartcards. Do not try to validate an Irish Rail ticket on the bus it just won't work.

During the snow incidents both Irish Rail and Luas accepted Dublin Bus weekly/monthly/annual tickets

[cullenswood]

Originally Posted by Mark Gleeson

Dublin bus will accept all rail tickets including smartcards. Do not try to validate an Irish Rail ticket on the bus it just won't work.

So free travel on the bus for the week!?

[Mark Gleeson]

Yup and my annual ticket just ran out happy days...

[ThomasJ]

Originally Posted by James Howard

Do Irish Rail ever have to accept Dublin Bus tickets?

yup! remember the snow last year/this year!

[essoII]

Originally Posted by Mark Gleeson

DIT are off as well thankfully

No we're not unfortunately...there's a reading week next week.

[Colm Moore]

http://irishrail.ie/news_centre/travel_alerts.asp?action=view&news_id=1226

DART/Rosslare disruption: Southside flood repair work, line closed Grand Canal Dock to Sydney Parade by Corporate Communications


Tuesday 1st November, 17.00hrs

Iarnród Éireann advises customers that there is serious disruption to southside DART services and Rosslare / Gorey rail services.

The line is closed between Grand Canal Dock and Sydney Parade due to flood damage in the vicinity of a bridge pier at the Dodder Bridge, to the south end of Lansdowne Road Station. The works to repair this damage, and resulting disruption, will continue for up to a fortnight (up to Friday 11th November current estimate).

Services affected are:

DART: DART services will operate Howth/Malahide to Grand Canal Dock, and from Sydney Parade to Greystones (note Southside service will be reduced in frequency, operating every 30 minutes, to the scheduled Greystones DART timetable). There will be no DART service between Grand Canal Dock and Sydney Parade. Dublin Bus will accept rail tickets for customers affected, on all southside routes to/from areas on the DART line south of Grand Canal Dock.

List of relevant bus routes:

Grand Canal Dock: Route 4, Route 7, Route 8, Route 45, Route 47(all operate via Lower Mount Street)
Lansdowne Road: Route 4, Route 7, Route 8, Route 45, Route 47 (all operate via Northumberland Road)
Sandymount: Route 2, Route 3, Route 18
Sydney Parade: Route 2, Route 3. Routes 4, 7, 8, 45 and 47 operate via Merrion Road.
Booterstown: Route 4, Route 7, Route 8, Route 45. Routes 7b, 7d, 46a, 47 and 145 operate via Stillorgan Road.
Blackrock: Route 4, Route 7, Route 8, Route 45, Route 46e Seapoint: Route 7, Route 8, Route 45 (all operate via Newtown Avenue)
Salthill & Monkstown: Route 7, Route 8. Route 4 operates to Monkstown Avenue.
Dun Laoghaire: Route 7, Route 46a
Sandycove & Glasthule: Route 7d. Route 7 operates via Lower Glenageary Road
Glenageary:[/u] Route 7, Route 7d, Route 8
Dalkey: Route 7d, Route 8
Killiney: Route 7 operates via Churchview Road and Wyattville Road. Route 7b operates via Shanganagh Road
Shankill: Route 7b. Route 145 operates via Bray Road
Bray: Route 45, Route 145
Greystones: Route 84x. Routes 45 to Bray. Route 145 via Bray.

Further information on bus routes and timetable is available on the Dublin Bus website.

Rosslare/Gorey: Rosslare and Gorey services will operate Rosslare/Gorey to Bray, with bus transfers between Bray and Dublin Connolly.

Other commuter: Other commuter services which operate from Drogheda or Maynooth to Dun Laoghaire and Bray will now only operate from Drogheda/Maynooth to Pearse. Dublin Bus will accept rail tickets for customers travelling south of Pearse.

For full schedule information, please check our journey planner. http://www.irishrail.ie/your_journey/timetables.asp


Iarnród Éireann apologises for the inconvenience caused.

[Mark Gleeson]

There will be a bus shuttle service between Booterstown and Pearse from tomorrow. Details will be available later.

[Rashers]

In addition, from 07.00hrs-10.00hrs and 15.00hrs-19.30hrs, Monday to Friday, a shuttle bus service will operate between Booterstown and Pearse Station for rail customers

[animaal]

I assume for trains terminating at Pearse, we can get the no.7 bus around the corner on Merrion Square? The text below, from the Irish Rail website, doesn't mention Pearse...

List of existing Dublin Bus routes accepting rail tickets:

Grand Canal Dock: Route 4, Route 7, Route 8, Route 45, Route 47(all operate via Lower Mount Street)
Lansdowne Road: Route 4, Route 7, Route 8, Route 45, Route 47 (all operate via Northumberland Road)
Sandymount: Route 2, Route 3, Route 18
Sydney Parade: Route 2, Route 3. Routes 4, 7, 8, 45 and 47 operate via Merrion Road.
Booterstown: Route 4, Route 7, Route 8, Route 45. Routes 7b, 7d, 46a, 47 and 145 operate via Stillorgan Road.
Blackrock: Route 4, Route 7, Route 8, Route 45, Route 46e
Seapoint: Route 7, Route 8, Route 45 (all operate via Newtown Avenue)
Salthill & Monkstown: Route 7, Route 8. Route 4 operates to Monkstown Avenue.
Dun Laoghaire: Route 7, Route 46a
Sandycove & Glasthule: Route 7d. Route 7 operates via Lower Glenageary Road
Glenageary: Route 7, Route 7d, Route 8
Dalkey: Route 7d, Route 8
Killiney: Route 7 operates via Churchview Road and Wyattville Road. Route 7b operates via Shanganagh Road
Shankill: Route 7b. Route 145 operates via Bray Road
Bray: Route 45, Route 145
Greystones: Route 84 and Route 84x. Route 45 to Oldcourt via Bray Main Street. Route 145 to Kilmacanouge via Bray Main street and Southern Cross.

[Mark Gleeson]

First stop on Merrion Square is 4/7/8/45/47/120

http://www.railusers.ie/passenger_in...bus.php#pearse

[Colm Moore]

http://twitter.com/#!/IrishRail

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http://www.irishrail.ie/news_centre/travel_alerts.asp?action=view&news_id=1226

DART/Rosslare disruption: Southside flood repair work, line closed Grand Canal Dock to Sydney Parade by Corporate Communications


UPDATE Wednesday 2nd November, 21.00hrs

Iarnród Éireann advises customers that there is serious disruption to southside DART services and Rosslare / Gorey rail services.

The line is closed between Grand Canal Dock and Sydney Parade due to flood damage in the vicinity of a bridge pier at the Dodder Bridge, to the south end of Lansdowne Road Station. The works to repair this damage, and resulting disruption, will continue for up to a fortnight (up to Friday 11th November current estimate).

Services affected are:

DART: DART services will operate Howth/Malahide to Grand Canal Dock, and from Sydney Parade to Greystones (note Southside service will be reduced in frequency, operating every 30 minutes, to the scheduled Greystones DART timetable). There will be no DART service between Grand Canal Dock and Sydney Parade.

Dublin Bus will accept rail tickets for customers affected, on all southside routes to/from areas on the DART line south of Grand Canal Dock.

In addition, from 07.00hrs-10.00hrs and 15.00hrs-19.30hrs, Monday to Friday, a shuttle bus service will operate between Booterstown and Pearse Station for rail customers.


List of existing Dublin Bus routes accepting rail tickets:

Grand Canal Dock: Route 4, Route 7, Route 8, Route 45, Route 47(all operate via Lower Mount Street)
Lansdowne Road: Route 4, Route 7, Route 8, Route 45, Route 47 (all operate via Northumberland Road)
Sandymount: Route 2, Route 3, Route 18
Sydney Parade: Route 2, Route 3. Routes 4, 7, 8, 45 and 47 operate via Merrion Road.
Booterstown: Route 4, Route 7, Route 8, Route 45. Routes 7b, 7d, 46a, 47 and 145 operate via Stillorgan Road.
Blackrock: Route 4, Route 7, Route 8, Route 45, Route 46e
Seapoint: Route 7, Route 8, Route 45 (all operate via Newtown Avenue)
Salthill & Monkstown: Route 7, Route 8. Route 4 operates to Monkstown Avenue.
Dun Laoghaire: Route 7, Route 46a
Sandycove & Glasthule: Route 7d. Route 7 operates via Lower Glenageary Road
Glenageary: Route 7, Route 7d, Route 8
Dalkey: Route 7d, Route 8
Killiney: Route 7 operates via Churchview Road and Wyattville Road. Route 7b operates via Shanganagh Road
Shankill: Route 7b. Route 145 operates via Bray Road
Bray: Route 45, Route 145
Greystones: Route 84 and Route 84x. Route 45 to Oldcourt via Bray Main Street. Route 145 to Kilmacanouge via Bray Main street and Southern Cross.

Further information on bus routes and timetables is available on the Dublin Bus website. http://www.dublinbus.ie/

Rosslare/Gorey: Rosslare and Gorey services will operate Rosslare/Gorey to Bray, with bus transfers between Bray and Dublin Connolly.

Other commuter: Other commuter services which operate from Drogheda or Maynooth to Dun Laoghaire and Bray will now only operate from Drogheda/Maynooth to Pearse. Dublin Bus will accept rail tickets for customers travelling south of Pearse.

For full schedule information, please check our journey planner. http://www.irishrail.ie/your_journey/timetables.asp


Iarnród Éireann apologises for the inconvenience caused.

[Colm Moore]

http://www.dublinbus.ie/en/News-Cent...uttle-Service/

DART Shuttle Service
Thursday, November 03, 2011

DART disruption; line closed from Grand Canal Dock to Sydney Parade due to flood repair work. The works to repair this damage, and resulting disruption, will continue for up to a fortnight (up to Friday 11th November current estimate).

Services affected are:

DART: DART services will operate Howth/Malahide to Grand Canal Dock, and from Sydney Parade to Greystones (note Southside service will be reduced in frequency, operating every 30 minutes, to the scheduled Greystones DART timetable). There will be no DART service between Grand Canal Dock and Sydney Parade.

Dublin Bus will accept rail tickets for customers affected, on all southside routes to/from areas on the DART line south of Grand Canal Dock.

In addition, from 07.00hrs-10.00hrs and 15.00hrs-19.30hrs, Monday to Friday, a shuttle bus service will operate between Booterstown and Pearse Station for rail customers.

List of existing Dublin Bus routes accepting rail tickets:
Grand Canal Dock Route 4, Route 7, Route 8, Route 45, Route 47(all operate via Lower Mount Street)
Lansdowne Road Route 4, Route 7, Route 8, Route 45, Route 47 (all operate via Northumberland Road)
Sandymount Route 2, Route 3, Route 18
Sydney Parade Route 2, Route 3. Routes 4, 7, 8, 45 and 47 operate via Merrion Road.
Booterstown Route 4, Route 7, Route 8, Route 45. Routes 7b, 7d, 46a, 47 and 145 operate via Stillorgan Road.
Blackrock Route 4, Route 7, Route 8, Route 45, Route 46e
Seapoint Route 7, Route 8, Route 45 (all operate via Newtown Avenue)
Salthill & Monkstown Route 7, Route 8. Route 4 operates to Monkstown Avenue.
Dun Laoghaire Route 7, Route 46a
Sandycove & Glasthule Route 7d. Route 7 operates via Lower Glenageary Road
Glenageary Route 7, Route 7d, Route 8
Dalkey Route 7d, Route 8
Killiney Route 7 operates via Churchview Road and Wyattville Road. Route 7b operates via Shanganagh Road
Shankill Route 7b. Route 145 operates via Bray Road
Bray Route 45, Route 145
Greystones Route 84(From UCD Belfield) and Route 84x. Route 45 to Oldcourt via Bray Main Street. Route 145 to Kilmacanouge via Bray Main street and Southern Cross

[comcor]

I assume at this point that Lansdowne Rd station will be out of action for Ireland v Estonia?

[Mark Gleeson]

Yes it is but Grand Canal Dock should be in full service

[Colm Moore]

What about the usual post-match closure of GCD?

[Mark Gleeson]

Won't apply. GCD is closed to prevent people going to GCD only to find northbound full and then create a massive crowd control nightmare

[Kilocharlie]

Will Annual cards issued in Dec for Jan 2012 use the new card or will we still have the 2-card trick (separate Irish Rail and DB cards?)

[Colm Moore]

Quite possibly a single card. Operationally an annual ticket is much simpler than an e-purse, although the existing Irish Rail annual tickets can also work as an e-purse.