Rail Users Ireland Forum

Go Back   Rail Users Ireland Forum > Irish Rail Customer Service Issues > Commuter Services > Drogheda-Balbriggan-Skerries-Donabate Line
Register FAQ Members List Calendar Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read

Reply
Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
Unread 14-11-2013, 23:16   #1
Traincustomer
Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: ar an traein
Posts: 600
Default Bus Éireann shuttle service to Laytown Railway station:

Significant changes to several Bus Éireann routes radiating from Drogheda come into effect on 24th & 25th November (Sunday & Monday week).

On route 190 (which stops adjacent to Laytown rail station) the Bus Éireann press release issued yesterday states that an "Early morning shuttle service to Laytown Railway Station" is being introduced (on Monday 25th November).

Before 08.00 Mondays to Fridays six route 190 buses will arrive at Laytown station; four of these will be short workings from Bettystown whilst two will traverse the full route from Drogheda (the longstanding route via Mornington and Donacarney).

Times (full route):
Drogheda (Bus Station) 06.00, 06.30
Mornington (Tower Cross) 06.08, 06.38
Mornington (Coney Hall) 06.11, 06.41
Donacarney (Castle Glen) 06.16, 06.46
Bettystown (Neptune Hotel) 06.25, 06.55
Laytown Playground (opposite station)06.30, 07.00

Times (Bettystown-Laytown shuttles):
Bettystown (Neptune Hotel) 06.40, 07.15, 07.30, 07.45
Laytown Playground (opposite station)06.45, 07.20, 07.35, 07.50

Dublin trains depart Laytown: 06.36, 06.53, 07.02, 07.18, 07.30, 07.43, 08.06

(there are several other bus stops in the Donacarney/Bettystown area - just key ones are listed. There are also bus services in the reverse direction. Re: the times above I originally aligned the times directly under each other but this final published version has skewed them!)

The Laytown-Drogheda bus will be hourly each way Mondays to Fridays inclusive and is merged with the Drogheda-Navan-route (also increasing from every two hours to hourly). Beyond Navan journeys alternate between continuing to Trim (as present) and to Athboy (new).

The Bus Éireann timetable PDF contains full details and lists the key stops.

Historical aside: the present Bus Éireann route 188, Drogheda-Duleek-Slane-Navan, is the rail replacement route introduced in 1958 following the cessation of rail services between Navan, Duleek and Drogheda (Trim was a 1990s addition to the bus route).

Last edited by Traincustomer : 14-11-2013 at 23:20. Reason: minor edits/corrections
Traincustomer is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 14-11-2013, 23:43   #2
Colm Moore
Local Liaison Officer
 
Colm Moore's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 5,442
Default

Excellent news. Bettystown merits a station, but it would add more time to Dublin-Drogheda.
__________________

Last edited by Colm Moore : 15-11-2013 at 00:35.
Colm Moore is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 15-11-2013, 00:56   #3
Jamie2k9
Really Really Regluar Poster
 
Join Date: Jun 2010
Posts: 2,146
Default

Quote:
Excellent news. Bettystown merits a station, but it would add more time to Dublin-Drogheda.
One could argue that the extra time could easily be absorbed through better scheduling of trains out of Connolly.
Jamie2k9 is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 16-11-2013, 15:40   #4
Traincustomer
Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: ar an traein
Posts: 600
Default

As a quick aside there was a station at Bettystown for a few years around the time the railway first opened.
Traincustomer is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 16-11-2013, 17:59   #5
Inniskeen
Really Regular Poster
 
Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 951
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Colm Moore View Post
Excellent news. Bettystown merits a station, but it would add more time to Dublin-Drogheda.
Can't think why you would put a station in Bettystown - it is simply not practical to serve every housing estate and still run a viable service. Extend the car park in Laytown, run more shuttles buses but not another station !

In any event the railway heads away from Bettystown after leaving Laytown and any station site isn't likely to be much nearer to Bettystown than Laytown. Where would the new station be ?

There might be an argument for Dunleer (or mid-Louth) with a large free Park and ride accessible from the motorway.

As regards the bus shuttle, it will be interesting to see how much business it gets, although I suspect it maybe too late given that Matthews coaches are now so well established.
Inniskeen is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 16-11-2013, 18:36   #6
berneyarms
Really Regular Poster
 
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 602
Default

I would imagine that the NTA will be looking at a joint IE/BE ticket for the northern line/N1 corridor similar to that between Dublin and Mullingar.
berneyarms is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 17-11-2013, 02:16   #7
Colm Moore
Local Liaison Officer
 
Colm Moore's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 5,442
Default

Laytown-Bettystown-Mornington had an urban population of 10,889 in 2011, within total of 25,000 for east Meath and 35,000 for south Louth.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Inniskeen View Post
Can't think why you would put a station in Bettystown - it is simply not practical to serve every housing estate and still run a viable service. Extend the car park in Laytown, run more shuttles buses but not another station !
Perhaps here: https://maps.google.ie/maps?q=Bettys....9 3,,0,-6.32 It would require better densities though.

The low bridge may be problematic for buses.
__________________

Last edited by Colm Moore : 17-11-2013 at 03:40.
Colm Moore is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 23-11-2013, 20:43   #8
dowlingm
Really Really Regluar Poster
 
dowlingm's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Toronto, Canada
Posts: 1,371
Default

Think from an urban planning perspective a Bettystown station would drive sprawl west of the railway line.
dowlingm is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply


Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump


All times are GMT. The time now is 19:22.


Powered by vBulletin
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.