Dublin Bus says ‘don’t fret’ as it re-routes 21 services

Dublin Bus changes to facilitate new cross-city Luas lines

Dublin Bus. File photograph: Alan Betson
Dublin Bus. File photograph: Alan Betson

Twenty-one Dublin bus routes will be rerouted from Sunday to facilitate the new cross-city Luas lines.

Buses will no longer be able to turn right at the bottom of Dawson Street because of the new rail tracks. The routes affected are 7b/d, 11, 25x, 32x, 37, 38/a/b/d, 39/a, 41x, 44, 46a, 61, 66x, 67x, 70, 84x, 116, 118 and 145.

Routes 7b/d, 25x, 32x, 37, 39/a, 41x, 44, 61, 66x, 67x, 70, 84x, 116, 118 and 145 will turn right on to Molesworth Street, Kildare Street, South Leinster Street and back on to their normal route.

The routes 11, 38/a/b/d and 46a/e will turn left on to Nassau Street, Grafton Street, Westmoreland Street and back on to their normal route.

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There will also be a number of new stops to facilitate the changes.

Dublin Bus says the changes will actually save commuters time by shortening their routes.

A statement from the company said: “Don’t fret….it’s the good kind of change, the time saving, two minutes longer in the shower, get to work that little bit earlier kind of change!”

The changes can be accessed here.

Ronan McGreevy

Ronan McGreevy

Ronan McGreevy is a news reporter with The Irish Times