Dun Laoghaire, Sallynoggin and Loughlinstown Bus Review www.dublinbus.ie Introduction Dun Laoghaire, Sallynoggin and Loughlinstown Bus Review Dublin Bus and the National Transport Authority (NTA) propose to improve your bus service in the Dun Laoghaire, Sallynoggin and Loughlinstown area. The proposals follow a review of public transport services undertaken in the area. Key outcomes from the review included the following requirements: • Improve journey times on the key bus routes in the area • Better match the level of service to the demand for travel from individual areas • Provide more consistent frequencies on local services Network Improvements: • A simple, easy to understand better connected network of bus services • Increased frequency and capacity • User friendly timetable evenly spread through the day • Simplified route numbering These proposals are described in greater detail in the following pages. You are invited to consider the proposals and to send back your comments and suggestions. Contact details are provided on the back cover. Proposal 1 Route 7 Proposal 1 Route 7 Blackrock Park Blackrock Blackrock Dart Station Route 7 Current Route 7 currently operates three buses per hour from Loughlinstown Park (with the Rock Hill exception of a ten minute service from 08.00 hrs to 08.30hrs) and an hourly service from Cherrywood Business Park to Mountjoy Square via Pearse Park Sallynoggin and Blackrock Village to Mountjoy Square. Rock Rd. Main St. Temple Rd. Proposed Route 7 George’s Ave. The Route 7 proposal is to operate a 15 minute service along the main Route 7 Frascati Rd. Carysfort Ave. alignment all day with the service split evenly between Loughlinstown Park (a bus Seapoint Ave. every 30 minutes) and Brides Glen Luas Station Cherrywood (a bus every 30 minutes). Newtown Ave. The service will be re-aligned in the Sallynoggin area and instead of operating via Pearse Park, the service will use the more direct Sallyglen Road. New bus stops along Map Icon Index Sallyglen Road will be provided and there is good pedestrian access to these stops Monkstown Rd. from both sides of Sallyglen Road. This change will benefit customers all along the Current Route 7 Discontined Route route by being faster, more direct and customer travel times will be reduced. Stradbrook Rd. Proposed New Route Route 7 will also be re-aligned in Blackrock Village on journeys travelling towards the city centre. City centre bound services will remain on the Blackrock bypass. One new bus stop is proposed on the by-pass and the route will continue to serve the existing bus stop at Frascati Centre. The benefit of this change is a significant reduction in N11 Wyattvile Pk. customer travel times.Glenageary Road Glenageary Road Lower Sallynoggin Wyattville Rd. Glenageary Road Upper Cherrywood Albert Road Upper Rathdown Jnr. School National Rehabilitation Tullyvale Centre Sallynoggin Road Cherrywood Park N11 Sallyglen Road Rochestown Ave. Pearse St. Dell Avondale Rd. Rochestown Pk. Ballinclea Rd. Rochestown Cluny Park Lodge Rochestown Ave. Killiney Golf Club Cherrywod Bus. Pk. Map Icon Index Map Icon Index Church Rd. Current Route 7 Current Route 7 Johnstown Watsons Discontined Route N11 Boys School Estate Bride’s Glen Proposed Extension Proposed New Route Luas Stop Kilbogget Park Churchview Rd. Proposal 2 Route 7b Proposal 3 Route 7d Route 7b Current Route 7d Current Route 7b operates five departures from Shankill Church to Mountjoy Square Route 7d operates two morning departures from Dalkey via Sandycove, in the morning peak via Ballybrack Village, Rochestown Ave, Abbey Road, Glenageary Rd, Bakers Corner, Deans Grange Cross and Stillorgan to Stillor¬gan and terminating at Mountjoy Square. There are also four return Mountjoy Square. jour¬neys in the evening peak from Mountjoy Square to Shankill Church. Proposed route 7d Proposed Route 7b It is proposed to keep the 7d on its current inbound alignment as far as It is proposed to retain the current morning and evening peak service with Bakers Corner, but will in future turn right onto Abbey Road (the 7b route) and some slight timetable adjustments. serve Strad¬brook Hill, Monkstown Ring Road, Stillorgan Road to City Centre terminating at Mountjoy Square. Proposed New Time Table for Route 7b Carysfort Ave. Carysfort Stillorgan Road Monkstown From Mountjoy Sq. Towards Shankill Stradbrook Rd.Stradbrook 7b Cearnóg Mhuinseo, Domhnach Broc, Baile na Manach, Seanchill Rugby Club Stillorgan Park Rd. Brookville Pk. Monday – Friday Saturday Sunday Lower Kilmacud Rd. Buses leave 17:00 17:15 17:30 17:45 No Service No Service MonkstownO Ave. li ve terminus at r P lu Deansgrange Abbey Road nk et St. John Of Gods t R d. Mountjoy Sq. » 30 mins » Donnybrook » 25 mins » Monkstown Ring Rd. (Fleurville) » 25 mins » Shankill From Shankill Towards Mountjoy Sq. 7b Seanchill, Baile na Manach, Domhnach Broc, Cearnóg Mhuinseo Kill Avenue Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art & Design Monday – Friday Saturday Sunday Deansgrange Kill O’ The Grange Buses leave Reservoirs Galloping 06:50 07:15 07:30 07:45 No Service No Service Newtownpark Ave. Cemetery terminus at Green Stillorgan Road 08:10 Rochestown Ave. Brewery Rd. Pottery Rd. Luas Kill Lane Shankill » 25 mins » Monkstown Ring Rd.(Fleurville) » 25 mins » Donnybrook » 30 mins » Mountjoy Sq. Clonkeen Rd. All times are off peak estimates Map Icon Index Torquay Rd. Foxrock Current Route 7d Golf Club Fare stages 24 76 Mountjoy Sq. 40 60 Stillorgan Rd. (Coppinger) N11 Discontined Route 25 75 O’Connell St. 41 59 Monkstown Ring Rd. (Fleurville) Leopardstown Golf Centre 26 74 Kildare St. / Dawson St. 42 58 Monkstown Ring Rd. (Rowanbryn) Proposed New Route 27 73 Leeson St. (Pembroke St.) 43 57 Stradbrook Hill Westminster Rd. 28 72 Leeson St. Bridge 44 56 Rory O’Connor Park N11 29 71 Wellington Place (Waterloo Rd.) 45 55 Baker’s Corner 30 70 Morehampton Rd. (Marlboro Rd.) 46 54 Rochestown Ave. (Johnstown Rd.) 31 69 Morehampton Rd. (Belmont Ave.) 47 53 Rochestown Ave. 32 68 Stillorgan Rd. (Donnybrook Church) (Killiney Shopping Centre) 33 67 Stillorgan Rd. (Nutley Lane) 48 52 Churchview Rd. (Granville Rd.) 34 66 Stillorgan Rd. (Woodbine Rd.) 49 51 Wyattville Rd. 35 65 Stillorgan Rd. (Seafi eld Rd.) (Junction Churchview Rd.) 36 64 Stillorgan Rd. (Booterstown Ave.) 50 50 Ballybrack Cross 37 63 Stillorgan Rd. (Mount Merrion Ave.) 51 49 Abberley 38 62 Stillorgan Rd. (Trees Rd.) 52 48 Shanganagh Bridge 39 61 Stillorgan N11 (Subway) 53 47 Shankill (Corbawn Lane) Version TT 1.1 Tel (01) 8734222 Proposal 4 Route 45a Proposal 5 Route 59 Route 45a current Route 59 current Route 45a currently operates a thirty minute service from Kilmacanogue to Route 59 currently operates a 40 minute service from Dun Laoghaire to Mackintosh Dun Laoghaire via Ballybrack Village, Sallynoggin Road. Park via Dalkey and Killiney. Proposed route 45a Proposed route 59 It is proposed to retain the current timetable on Route 45a. However an It is proposed to operate a consistent thirty minute service in both directions on the 59 route from Dun Laoghaire to Loughlinstown Hospital via Dalkey, Killiney Road, alignment change is proposed in the Rochestown Ave/Sallynoggin area. The Ballinclea Road, Cluny Grove, Avondale Road, Churchview Road, Wyattville Road , proposed route will operate as it currently does to the Graduate Pub, will then terminating at opposite Loughlinstown Hospital. The benefits of this change include serve a section of Rochestown Ave and will serve Rochestown Park, Pearse a direct link between Dun Laoghaire and Loughlinstown Hospital, a faster and more Villas and Sallynoggin Road where it returns to its current alignment. This direct route and a frequent and very easy to understand timetable. As a result of this change will maintain a direct link in the Sallynoggin / Pearse Villas area to change, Route 111 will be cancelled. Dun Laoghaire Dart Station. St. Catherines Rd. Dalkey Glenageary Road Barnhill Road Albert Road Upper Thomstown Rd. Sorrento Road Dalkey Ave. Glenageary Road Lower Avondale Rd. Killiney Rd. Sallynoggin Rochestown Ave. Cluny Grove Glenageary Road Upper Killiney Hill Park Albert Road Upper Pottery Rd. Johnstown Rd. Ballinclea Rd. Rathdown Jnr. School Killiney Golf Club National Sallynoggin Road Rehabilitation Church Rd. Centre Vico Road C h u Watsons r c Sallyglen Road h v ie Rochestown Ave. w Pearse St. R d Kilbogget . Tesco Kiliney Road Park Pearse Villas Avondale Rd. Rd. Strand Military Rd. Ballybrack N11 Rochestown Pk. Ballinclea Rd. Rochestown Cluny Park Wyattville Rd. Lodge Rochestown Ave. Killiney Shopping Tullyvale Centre N11 Killiney Golf Club Cherrywood St. Columcilles Commons Rd. Bus. Pk. Hospital Map Icon Index Church Rd. Shanganagh Rd. Rathsallagh Current Route 45 Dublin Rd. Johnstown Watsons Discontined Route Map Icon Index N11 Boys School M50 Estate Shankill Proposed New Route Dart Current Route 59 M11 Kilbogget Park Churchview Rd. Discontined Route Corbawn Lane Proposed New Route Shankill Shankill Tennis Club Proposal 6 Route 63 Summary Route 63 current Route 8 Route 63 currently operates a thirty minute service from Kilternan to Dun The customer carryings on route 8 are insufficient for the service to be main- Laoghaire via Ballyogan, Foxrock, Clonkeen Road, Deansgrange, Monkstown tained in its current format. The increased frequency on Route 59 will offer Farm and Dun Laoghaire. alternative travel options as does the existing Route 7d departure. A departure at 8:00 from Dalkey providing a link to Monkstown will be operated during Proposed Route 63 school terms. As a result, Route 8 will be cancelled. It is proposed to retain the current Route 63 timetable which is frequent and simple to read. The route will largely remain as it is except that instead of operating along Clonkeen Road, the route will instead serve Cabinteely, Summary Johnstown Road, Pottery Road, Mackintosh Park and back onto its route at Changes in roads, infrastructure and customers travelling requirements has Abbey Road.