Dublin Bus - Malahide, Portmarnock and Howth Road Areas

Dublin Bus is pleased to announce proposals for services in the Malahide, Portmarnock and Howth Road QBC areas as part of Network Direct. These service changes cover the following existing routes:

29a, 31, 31b, 32, 32a, 32b, 32x

Consultation for the above proposals will close Friday, 25th February 2011.

What does Network Direct mean for you?
Implementation will commence in early 2011 on a phased basis which will provide the Howth QBC with more direct, high frequency and punctual bus services with improved reliability. Please click here to view a diagram on services in these areas.

Quicker Journey Times
Quicker journey times to key destinations as a result of improved priority measures and route alignments.

High Frequency Services
Route 29a will be renamed route 29 and will have a peak weekday frequencies of 10 minutes or better

Improved Connections for Customers
Route 29a will be renamed and called route 29 and will be extended via the Grange Road and Willie Nolan Road to Baldoyle
Significant increase in services from Baldoyle and the Grange Road
Route 32/a/b will be amalgamated and operate as route 32 terminating in Malahide Green and operating via the Coast Road, Baldoyle and Raheny to the city centre
Improved frequency of services between Portmarnock and Malahide via the Coast Road
All Howth Road services will depart Abbey Street Lower with integrated timetables
Route 32x will continue to provide direct services to the South East of the City and UCD Belfield
Route 31 will continue to operate via the Village side of Howth Head
Route 31b will be renamed 31a and will operate on the South of Howth Head with all trips operating via Thormanby Road, Carrickbrack Road and Greenfield Road to Sutton Cross, Raheny and City Centre

Route Improvements
Route 29 will be enhanced with customer friendly timetables displaying departure times at frequent intervals throughout the day. The revised route will also provide for increased links between Baldoyle and Donaghmede and Raheny.
Route 32/a/b will be simplified which will enable more consistent intervals between buses.
The timetables of all services will be integrated providing a 5 minute service to Raheny Village for all customers

Timetable Changes
All timetables will be redesigned so that they will be easier to understand. Please note that new timetables read from left to right and then line by line as in a book or magazine. Weekdays are given their own column separated by colour. All routes will now have stop-specific departure times at selected locations for e.g. Route 29 will have specific departure times from Raheny making it easier to plan your journey.

Service Frequencies (Estimates)
Route Peak Off Peak
29 10 15
31 30 30
31a 60 60
32 20 30
32x 20 -

For more information in relation to the above, please log onto http://www.dublinbus.ie/en/Network-Direct/Network-Direct-Phase-2/Howth-Road/

Sarah Ann McGrath