Extended services to benefit students from north Kildare/west Dublin from 3rd March.
NTA and Dublin Bus have announced that 45 daily peak-times services are to run between Heuston Station and UCD from Monday 3rd March.
All services on routes X25, X26, X27, X28, X30, X31 and X32 will now offer connectivity between Heuston and Belfield including 25 departures in the morning peak and 20 in the evening.
X services will commence from 6.40am in the morning, returning from 16.12 in the afternoon.
While X25, X27, X28 an X30 already run to UCD, they will now be picking passengers up at Heuston for the first time.
X26, X31 and X32 routes are being extended from the city centre to Belfield, and will also pick up passengers at Heuston.
NTA Director of Public Transport Services Jeremy Ryan said: “When implementing Phase 6a of the BusConnects Network Redesign there was some feedback in relation to the loss of a direct connection between Heuston and UCD. We were happy to take another look at that and we asked Dublin Bus to amend the peak-time X routes serving Heuston station in response.
“This announcement means that there is now a direct public transport connection to UCD for more communities in parts of north Kildare and west Dublin than ever before. It also means that students from other areas, using peak-time rail services to and from Heuston can easily connect with Belfield.”
Dublin Bus spokesperson, Blake Boland, said that “Dublin Bus has been working closely with the NTA on Bus Connects Phase 6a. This is bringing increased connectivity to passengers travelling in and around Dublin city. However, these changes caused a realignment of some routes. In order to increase direct connectivity with UCD, we have extended a number of routes at rush hour. We are delighted to announce that these extensions will begin on 3 March.”
Customers making a journey between Heuston and UCD outside peak times can avail of bus routes 4, C1, C2, C3, C4, 52 or 60 to the O’Connell Bridge area and interchange with the southbound E1 or E2. Red Line Luas from Heuston offers similar connectivity.
More information and updated timetables are available at Dublin Bus – Revised Timetables on Routes X25, X26, X27, X28, X31 and X32. Passengers are also encouraged to use the TFI Journey Planner / TFI Live App to plan your route and can get updates on Twitter/X channels @dublinbusnews and @TFIUpdates.
