Review of Public Transport Services in Mayo N15 Céide Fields Belderrig Easkey Ballycastle Rathlee N16 SLIGO Belmullet Enniscrone Glenamoy Dromore West Ballisadare Barnatra Killala Bangor N4 N59 BALLINA N17 Blacksod Crossmolina Ballycroy National Park Ballycroy N58 Lahardane Lough Conn Foxford Charlestown Dooagh Pontoon Swinford Park N4 Newport Turlough Strade Ireland West Achill Sound Glenisland Ballavary Airport Knock Mulranny Killkelly (IWAK) N61 CASTLEBAR Breaffy Clare Island N5 Westport Quay N5 Balla Kiltimagh Lecanvey Ballyhean KNOCK SHRINE Old Head Roonah Quay WESTPORT Ballyhaunis Bertra Murrisk Killawalla Ballintubber Inishturk Island Louisburgh Claremorris Partry Athlone / Dublin N60 Delphi N59 Ballinrobe Aasleagh Falls N84 N17 Letterfrack Kilmaine The Neale N83 Leenane Cross Connemara National Park Cong Shrule Tuam Glencorrib N63 Clifden N59 Headford N17 Cloonboo GALWAY M6 Review of Public Transport Services in Mayo 1 Contents Introduction Review of Public Transport Services in Mayo 2 Section 1: Mid-Mayo 4 Section 2: East Mayo 6 Section 3: North West Mayo 10 Section 4: North Mayo 13 Section 5: South West Mayo 15 Section 6: South East Mayo 18 Section 7: Train Services 20 Section 8: Local Link (Rural Transport Services) 23 Section 9: Public Transport Information, Bus Stops, Accessibility & Integrated Ticketing 24 2 Introduction: Reviews of Public Transport Services in Mayo Introduction Review of Public Transport Services in Mayo The National Transport Authority (NTA) is carrying in Mayo. The National Transport Authority out a comprehensive review of PSO* bus and rail has drafted a number of public transport services in Mayo. These are bus & rail services, service improvement proposals to address the which are operated under contract to the NTA and identified deficits. These are set out in this Public are in receipt of state subvention. There are also Consultation Document. a significant number of commercially operated bus services in Mayo, including Bus Éireann’s Any individual or organisation wishing to make Expressway services. It is outside the scope of a submission on the proposals may do so up to this review however to propose revisions to these 5pm on Monday November 24th 2014. The NTA commercially operated services. will then consider any submissions received before * PSO = Public Service Obligation finalising service plans. The NTA will also have to take into account the amount of funding available A full list of Bus Éireann PSO bus services for public transport in the current financial climate. & timetables in Mayo is available at: The introduction of revised services is planned for www.buseireann.ie/inner.php?id=247#Mayo early 2015. A timetable of Iarnrod Éireann PSO rail services How to make a Submission in Mayo is available at: www.irishrail.ie/media/10- dublinwestport250920131.pdf?v=gc4depe Submissions can be made up until 5pm on Monday November 24th 2014. Review Objectives: To increase public transport usage in the region by: Send your submission by: Post: Mayo PTS Review, ` Providing a more effective and efficient C/O John Keating, public transport network. Public Transport Services, National Transport Authority, ` Developing more opportunities for onward Dun Sceine, Iveagh Court, travel by improving connections between Harcourt Lane, Dublin 2 transport services and co-ordinating timetables at interchange points. Online: www.nationaltransport.ie Email: [email protected] ` Providing more direct access to significant workplaces, tourist & visitor destinations, The name and address of any individual, health service centres, shops and educational organization, company or interest group making a establishments. submission should be clearly stated. Submissions ` Improving the quality and reliability of received may be made available to the public. services and the clarity of information describing them. Contact Should you require clarification on any aspects The review commenced with a 6 week period of of the review, please do not hesitate to contact: institutional stakeholder consultation during May & June 2014 following which the NTA received 31 John Keating submissions from a diverse group of stakeholders Transport Services Planning Division including local government, community groups, National Transport Authority business and tourism related organisations, transport operators and other interested parties. Tel: (01) 8815542 The Authority has carefully considered the issues Email: [email protected] highlighted by these organisations and has also Web: www.nationaltransport.ie carried out its own assessment of public transport Review of Public Transport Services in Mayo 3 N15 Céide Fields North Mayo Belderrig Easkey Ballycastle Rathlee N16 pg. 13-14 SLIGO Belmullet Enniscrone Glenamoy Dromore West Ballisadare Barnatra Killala Bangor Mid-Mayo pg. 4-5 N4 N59 BALLINA N17 North West MayoBlacksod Crossmolina Ballycroy National Park pg. 10-12 Ballycroy N58 Lahardane Lough Conn Foxford East Mayo Charlestown Dooagh Pontoon Swinford pg. 6-9 Park N4 Newport Turlough Strade Ireland West Achill Sound Glenisland Ballavary Airport Knock Mulranny Killkelly (IWAK) N61 CASTLEBAR Breaffy Clare Island N5 Westport Quay N5 Balla Kiltimagh Lecanvey Ballyhean KNOCK SHRINE Old Head Roonah Quay WESTPORT Ballyhaunis Bertra Murrisk Killawalla Ballintubber Inishturk Island Louisburgh Claremorris Partry Athlone / Dublin N60 Ballinrobe South West Mayo Delphi N59 South East Mayo Aasleagh Falls N84 N17 Letterfrack Kilmaine pg. 15-17 The Neale N83 pg. 18-19 Leenane Cross Connemara National Park Cong Shrule Tuam Glencorrib N63 Clifden N59 Headford N17 Cloonboo GALWAY M6 Document Layout This document also includes: Section 7: Pages 20-22 To facilitate the review of public transport in Train Services Mayo, the county has been divided into 6 area based sections as follows: Section 8: Page 23 Local Link (Rural Transport Services) Section 1: Pages 4-5 Mid-Mayo (& into Galway): North-South Section 9: Page 24-25 Corridor: Ballina – Castlebar – Westport – Public Transport Information, Bus Stops, Galway City Accessibility & Integrated Ticketing Section 2a: Pages 6-7 East Mayo: Local services to IWAK, Swinford, Abbreviations / Definitions Charlestown, Kilkelly, Kiltimagh, Balla Section 2b: Pages 8-9 NTA National Transport Authority East Mayo: Regional Expressway & Commercial BÉ Bus Éireann Services serving IWAK IÉ Iarnrod Éireann Section 3: Pages 10-12 PSO Public Service Obligation – bus North West Mayo: Newport, Achill, Belmullet, Erris & rail services operated under Section 4: Pages 13-14 contract to the NTA and in receipt North Mayo: Ballycastle, Killala, Ballina, of state subvention. Enniscrone, Sligo Exp Expressway service operated by Section 5: Pages 15-17 BÉ – services are licensed by the South West Mayo: Westport, Murrisk, NTA and operated on a commercial Louisburgh, Roonah Quay, Leenane basis without state subvention. Section 6: Pages 18-19 IWAK Ireland West Airport Knock South East Mayo: Claremorris, Knock Shrine, Ballyhaunis Local Link Local rural transport - services provided by a local company, operated under contract to the NTA and in receipt of state subvention. 4 Section 1: Mid-Mayo Section 1 Mid-Mayo 1 North-South Corridor: Ballina – Castlebar/ Westport – Galway N15 Céide Fields Belderrig Easkey Area in Scope: Ballycastle Rathlee ` BÉN16 66 – Westport / Castlebar to Ballina / SLIGO Sligo. One return service per day Mon – Sat. Belmullet Enniscrone Glenamoy Dromore West Ballisadare Barnatra Killala Bangor ` BÉ 454 – Friday Only service Ballina – Westport N4 N59 BALLINA N17 Blacksod Crossmolina Ballycroy National Park Note: BÉ Expressway 52 also operates within Ballycroy N58 Lahardane Lough this corridor. Conn Foxford Charlestown Dooagh Pontoon Swinford Park N4 Newport Turlough Strade Ireland West Achill Sound Glenisland Deficits Ballavary Airport Knock Mulranny Killkelly (IWAK) N61 CASTLEBAR Breaffy Some settlements within this corridor, Clare Island N5 ` Westport Quay N5 Balla Kiltimagh Lecanvey Ballyhean KNOCK SHRINE including Crossmolina & Cong have no regular Old Head Roonah Quay WESTPORT Ballyhaunis Bertra Murrisk Killawalla Ballintubber bus service to Castlebar or Westport. Inishturk Island Louisburgh Claremorris Partry N60 ` Bus times generally do not facilitate those going to work or education. Delphi N59 Ballinrobe Aasleagh Falls N84 N17 Letterfrack Kilmaine The Neale N83 Leenane ` The large number of variations indicated on Cross Connemara National Park Cong timetables can be confusing for both local Shrule Tuam Glencorrib N63 people & visitors. Clifden N59 Headford N17 ` The number of different PSO bus routes Cloonboo operating within this general corridor (440, 422, 432, 66, 454) can lead to confusion for GALWAY M6 both local people and visitors. ` Bus services between Westport & Galway operate to the same schedule year round with no account taken of additional summer Existing Public Transport demand for travel. BÉ 456 (PSO) is the core PSO service within this corridor providing 3 round trips per day Proposal Monday to Saturday between Ballina, Castlebar, Westport and Galway. To improve services between the towns & villages it is proposed to consolidate and re- The following PSO services also operate wholly organise existing PSO bus services along this or partially in this corridor: corridor into two core routes operating along ` IÉ rail services between Westport, Castlebar, this corridor as follows: (See Figure 1.1) Foxford & Ballina (See Section 7 for a list of rail services). Ballina –