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Bus Rapid Transit Swiftway Bus Rapid Transit What is Bus Rapid Transit? Bus Rapid Transit (or BRT) has emerged in recent years as an effective, cost efficient and high quality public transport system. BRT offers fast, reliable, predictable and comfortable commuter journeys in modern, high quality vehicles. BRT seeks to emulate the service, performance quality, and amenity OldtownApplewoodJugbackCastlegrange Lane Estuary characteristics of a modern light rail-based transit system at a reduced cost. Swords Proposed Network Swords North Swords Central Swords South This high quality integrated public transport mode uses buses on roadways or dedicated lanes to Airside transport passengers quickly and efficiently to their destinations, while offering the flexibility and Cloghran Dublin Airport adaptability to meet changing transport demands in the future. Sword’s Road/Airport Clongrin Belmayne Dardistown Blanchardstown HuntstownBlakestown Way Clare Hall Castlewood Northwood BlanchardstownBlanchardstown Rd south Town Centre Beecheld Newtown Santry North Snugborough Road Coolock Allendale Millenium Park Santry South Ongar Clonsilla Mill Road Collins Avenue/DCU Artane Auburn Ave Grith Avenue Navan Road Parkway Killester St. Patrick’s Ashtown Donnycarney Drumcondra Kinvara Ave Grith Avenue Nephin Road Fairview Park Introducing Swiftway Dorset St Cabra Road North Strand Prussia Street Parnell Square City Centre Portland Row Swiftway will be the name of the BRT service in Dublin. The three proposed corridors to be developed Stoneybatter O’Connell Street Connolly Station The Point Blanchardstown to UCD Route Queen Street O’Connell Bridge Dublin Port O’Connell Bridge Swords to City Centre Route as Swiftway routes are: Heuston Station Christchurch D’Olier Street Clongrin to Tallaght Route Liberties Quarter One Way Running direction Pearse Street South Great Kevin Street Georges St. Merrion Square Proposed Future Stop Swords/Airport to City Centre Aungier St. St. Stephens Green Swiftway Routes Interchange stop Clanbrassil Street St. Stephens Green Leeson St. Lower Airport Earlsfort Leeson St. Upper Ferry Port Harold’s Cross Terrace Blanchardstown to UCD Appian Way Rail (DART, Commuter & Intercity) Parkview Morehampton Road Busáras Bus Station Tram (Luas Red Line) Mount Tallant Donnybrook Tram (Luas Green Line) Clongriffin to Tallaght Donnybrook Church Terenure Road Nutley Lane Woodview Cottages Rathfarnham UCD The Swiftway system will provide an attractive alternative to car transport, with fast and reliable journey Springeld Avenue Tallaght UCD Rathfarnham To Tallaght Buttereld Castle times, and will form a key part of Dublin’s overall public transport system. Preferred Route To Be Determined Avenue Swords/Airport to City Centre Key Characteristics Vehicle Stops Segregation & Integration Branding/ Cost Priority Attractiveness • High quality, modern, attractive, • High quality design, with amenities • Development of a network of routes and • Construction is generally about 1/4 to comfortable and fully accessible vehicles similar to Luas as standard services 1/3 of the cost of a light rail system • 18m single articulated vehicle with multiple • Level boarding from stop platforms on • High quality, smooth and level running • Interchanges and links with other • Own distinctive brand identity to set it • The construction period for BRT is often doors to facilitate fast boarding and and off the vehicles surface transport nodes at key points apart from conventional bus services shorter than for light rail meaning that alighting and increase reliability • Stops conveniently located to optimise • High level of separation from normal • Safe access to and from stops for both • Vehicles to have attractive livery matching the benefits can be delivered sooner traffic the brand identity • Capacity for 120 persons per vehicle catchment accessibility and service walking and cycling • Avoids major relocation of utilities and reliability • Uses shared Bus/BRT lane or own • Cycling facilities provided at stops • Coordinated use of the BRT brand at track construction • Off-board ticketing through vending BRT lane • Integrated ticketing stops and on information material machines at stops and Leap Card • Priority at traffic signals and junctions • Purpose of branding is to promote a ticket validation strong public and visual presence for the • Real Time Passenger Information BRT service Why Bus Rapid Transit on this corridor? The Swords/Airport to City Centre corridor is a major transport artery The introduction of BRT is also intended to deliver overall benefits with several key destinations along, or close to, the preferred route. to the bus network in terms of efficiency and capacity. This will These include Dublin Airport, Santry, Dublin City University, St. Patrick’s include for some complementary bus network reorganisation, while College, Dublin City Centre, several hospitals, as well as the major other bus services will also benefit significantly from the BRT priority growth area of Swords itself. infrastructure provided on the corridor. Key features of a BRT system are frequency of service and fast, reliable The proposed Swords/Airport to City Centre Swiftway scheme will journey times. The proposed Swiftway service is intended to initially also provide overall enhancements and benefits to pedestrians and operate at a frequency of approximately every four minutes during cyclists travelling along or intersecting the route. This will include peak commuter periods on the busiest sections of the route. the provision of segregated cycle tracks or improved cycle lanes along the route, cycle parking, as appropriate, at Swiftway stops and It is likely that there will be a separate Swiftway service starting and improvements to permeability and pedestrian routes from surrounding terminating at Dublin Airport and running to the City Centre. areas to stops. 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This was e alle Rd y ss y stu Rd lin Rd E thingl d Rd ds Bypa Y Ra Dub ellow y Wa y r due to the significant amount of private land take required along Rathbeale Road Swor rest R r Walls Road Fo o Coast R SKEPHUBBLE Rathin Swo MALAHIDE ntg oad gle Church Roa Rd u rds Road to facilitate the route and the potential impact on the use of the green area. This Mo Malahide LUTTRELL’S CROSS oad Millview Road Ma n R l Road WARD CROSS li in route also serves a large existing catchment and residential lands currently being au d Rd N Process Dub ROADS B ewpark Road o Drina N roimhe Rd n developed in Oldtown. Lin k R oad d st R F eltrim Fore oad A route along the Swords Bypass was preferred over Swords Main Street due to Main - Roa n R SEA MOUNT Rd bli FORREST GREAT d s Du S width constraints and the needs of other road users on Main Street. Toberb w e urr Link o an ack road R r e's L B d aul Road Cooks Rd d Kettl N s Barberstown R R oad o Other routes such as Rathbeale Road / Bridge Street had similar width a - KINGSTOWN CROSS d For the purposes of route option assessment, the Swords/Airport ttle's d ad Ke a Ro Lane o restrictions. ROADS ul Na R lin Feltri Dub ern Ave to City Centre corridor was divided into three sections asllstown Linkfollows: R m Rd e Redf d Tyre d - The Preferred Route has been identified as the route serving the largest catchment ryhoun M1 her CLOGHRAN Blackwood Lane Redfer C FELTRIM n Ave Drimni d with the lowest impact on private land-take and public amenity. WARD Clon shaugh Road d insealy Lan K Roa g h s ad Roa SAINT MARGARET’S d R o d r Rd d o de Dublin Airport w Swords North to Dublin Airport ryhoun wn Link S Cher ellsto Malahi Tyr d Naul R Ol Bypass ts are Clonshaug Dublin Airport to Drumcondra Marg nt Drimnigh Rd Baskin Sai Para Lane llel Roa Carrick Hill Road ane Road North KINSEALEY Kilsh d Chap h el Road Kilshane Rd Roa Baskin Lane und d Rd S ho ink Cherry n L ain d Drumcondra to St. Stephens Green M t PORTMARNOCK Tyrellstow oad R ar SEABROOK MANOR South Parallel Ro rds Roa Dr g ad ide wo i a S Rd m r n e i g t h d s Ro Malah a Collinstown Lane Station ad Road Dublin Airport to Drumcondra Within each section, a ‘spiders web’ of possible route options have ad Portmarnock Ro Kilshane Ro SAINT DOOLAGHS gh Kilshane Way WILLIAMSVILLE Several route options were investigated for Dublin Airport. The preferred route been assessed TYRRELSTOWNand an a preferred route identified for the relevant DARDISTOWN nshau - ue Clo Damastown Aven d Rd R Damastown h Dama l for the Airport Swiftway service uses existing bus priority infrastructure within the ff Rd u Industrial Park a ch Road Cruisera rdu North Ring imnig N Hole Dr section.
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