Luas to Citywest put back to 2010: Report

The Irish Independent reports that the planned extension of the Luas Red Line from Tallaght to Citywest will now be delayed to 2010 according to latest estimates. The report also says that work on the planned link-up of the Red and Green lines in the City Centre, supposedly to be completed in 2008, haven't even started yet. [Read article].

Change to Luas timetable for St Patrick's Day

On the Red Line (Connolly to Tallaght) services on Luas will commence at 06.30 and finish at 00.30 on 17th March.

From 11.00am to 02.00pm, the return service will run between Tallaght and Smithfield only, due to the Dublin City parade. There will be extra services from Smithfield to Jervis from 11.15am to 2.00pm for the mobility imparied only.

View announcment at this link.

14,000,000 use LUAS Red Line in 2006 - Report

From the Irish Independent:

Runaway success of Luas sees 26m use trams in 2006

FOUR million more people used the Luas tram network last year, mainly due to a 25pc increase in numbers travelling between Tallaght and the city centre.

The number of passengers using the Tallaght line (red line) went up from 11m in 2005 to 14m last year, while the shorter route stretching from St Stephen's Green to Sandyford went up from 11.2m in 2005 to 11.9m for 2006.

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Dublin Bus Christmas and New Year Arrangements

Friday 22nd December 2006
Normal services will operate on all routes. All Nitelink services will operate with most buses running until 0430 hours. Dublin City Tour and Coastal Tours will operate. Ghostbus Tour will not operate.
Saturday 23rd December 2006
Normal services will operate on all routes. All Nitelink services will operate with most buses running until 0430 hours. Dublin City Tour, Coastal Tours and Ghostbus Tour services will not operate.
Sunday 24th December 2006 – Christmas Eve
Normal services will operate on all routes. Note: Last buses to and from the city will operate up to 2100 hours, excluding buses from Heuston Station, Dublin Airport and Ferry Port which will operate later than 2100 hours. Nitelink services, Dublin City Tour, Coastal Tours and Ghostbus Tour will not operate.
Monday 25th December 2006 – Christmas Day
NO BUS SERVICES
Tuesday 26th December 2006 – St. Stephen’s Day
A Sunday service will operate on all routes. Most Nitelink services will operate at 0030 and 0200 hours. Xpresso Services, Dublin City Tour, Coastal Tours and Ghostbus Tour will not operate.
Wednesday 27th December 2006
A normal service will operate on all routes. Most Nitelink services will operate at 0030 and 0200 hours. Xpresso services will not operate. Dublin City Tour, Coastal Tours and Ghostbus Tour will operate
Thursday 28th December 2006
A normal service will operate on all routes. Most Nitelink services will operate at 0030 and 0200 hours. Xpresso services will not operate. Dublin City Tour, Coastal Tours and Ghostbus Tour will operate
Friday 29th December 2006
A normal service will operate on all routes. All Nitelink services will operate with most buses running until 0430 hours. Xpresso services will not operate. Dublin City Tour, Coastal Tours and Ghostbus Tour will operate
Saturday 30th December 2006
A normal service will operate on all routes. All Nitelink services will operate with most buses running until 0430 hours. Dublin City Tour and Coastal Tours will operate. Ghostbus Tour will not operate.
Sunday 31st December 2006 – New Year’s Eve
A normal service will operate on all routes. Note: Last buses to and from the city will operate up to 2200 hours, excluding buses from Heuston Station, Dublin Airport and Ferry Port which will operate later than 2200 hours. All Nitelink services will operate with most buses running until 0430 hours. Dublin City Tour and Coastal Tours will operate. Ghostbus Tour will not operate.
Monday 1st January 2007 – New Year’s Day
A Sunday service will operate on all routes. Xpresso services, Nitelink services will not operate. Dublin City Tour and Coastal Tours will operate. Ghostbus Tour will not operate.
Tuesday 2nd January 2007
Normal services will operate on all routes. Most Nitelink services will operate at 0030 and 0200 hours. Dublin City Tour, Coastal Tours and Ghostbus Tour will operate.

For details of timetables and opening hours of Dublin Bus offices, visit www.dublinbus.ie

[For details of LUAS Christmas arrangements, please visit this post.]

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Joe Neville on the roads

Councillor Joe Neville (FF) has received several replies from the South Dublin County Council's Roads Department to questions about the DSW area:

• In regard to his request for the provision of a pedestrian crossing at the top of the opposite side (south bound) off ramp on the Knocklyon/M50 Interchange, Cllr Neville has been informed that a traffic count is being carried out at the location.
• Regarding Tallaght Village, it has been reported that traffic flows will be returned to their original configuration once works underway there have been completed. However, the traffic lights sequence on the N81/Old Bawn junction will be examined, especially the evening right-turn onto the Old Bawn Road from the N81.
• There are no plans to erect “No Parking of HGV’s" signs in Glenview Park Estate, as this matter was already dealt with by the erection of signage on all roads entering and exiting the County.
• The Bus-only exit adjacent to The Square cannot be modified to allow taxis to also use the exit. The mechanism which changes the traffic lights at this location to allow buses through cannot differentiate between taxis and private cars.
• The roundabout at Tallaght Hospital will be provided with new road markings once building works in the area are completed. It has been determined that the pedestrian lights in that vicinity are in the optimum position and will not be moved.
• Pedestrian light phasing at the Belgard Road/Embankment Road junction will be part of the 2007 works.
• The turn from Ballymount Road, Kingswood onto Belgard Road cannot be provided with a left filter lane due to insufficent room to create a left-turning lane in the road.
• Following problems with all-day parking by passengers on the nearby LUAS, Belgard Heights, the Heath and the View may get double-yellow lines subject to formal consultation with the Garda Commissioners Office. A yellow box is to be provided on the road at Kingswood View and the Old Belgard Road. There are no plans to change the existing island at Embankment Road/Kingswood, Luas Station, which is considered to be adequate.

Luas Christmas Service arrangements

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