Statement focuses on two areas in particular, firstly inter-urban and Expressway commercial bus services and secondly the co-ordination of rural transport services with the expressway network.
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Luas Cross City – be track aware
As the Luas Cross City project develops, new tram rails are appearing on the streets of Dublin City centre along the Luas Cross City route. View Track Safety for cyclists.
Fleet of the Future: Over 100 new buses for Bus Éireann services nationwide
Pictured at the announcement of new vehicles for Bus Éireann are (L-R): Tim Gaston, National Transport Authority, Minister Paschal Donohoe and Martin Nolan, Bus Éireann – and Legend the dog. New fleet Bus Éireann’s new €50 million ‘fleet of the future’ was officially launched today (Friday, January 15) at King’s Inns, Dublin 7, by Minister…
Compliance activities in December 2015
Compliance Officers recorded a total of 5,759 checks of small public service vehicles during the month. As part of the day to day checks and also pre-arranged operations, four individuals were detected operating without valid SPSV licences in the Dublin area. A total of 63 Fixed Payment Notices were issued to licence holders during the…
Public Transport Passenger Numbers – 2015
National Transport Authority reports strong public transport performance in 2015 – passenger numbers up by 3.6% Luas and Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail see numbers rise by 6.1% and 5.3% respectively over the year Busy transport agenda for the year ahead – including progress on Luas Cross City, and more bus and rail services The National…
Leap Top-Up App wins award
The Leap Card team at the National Transport Authority are proud winners of the International Procurement and Supply Chain Project of the Year Award at the National Procurement and Supply Chain awards.
New trams ordered for Luas Cross City
The order of seven “Citadis” trams with Alstrom Transport SA is the next important step as the Luas Cross City project progresses. Placing the order for additional trams now, will ensure their delivery in advance of the Green Line extension coming into operation at the end of 2017.
Ireland’s only one-stop Journey Plan App sees over 300,000 downloads
The App provides door-to-door route plans and has information about scheduled departures and trips near any current location and from any specified point.
Next stage of Luas Cross City project goes ahead as rail tracks welded on O’Connell Street
A new generation of tracks for O’Connell Street as further progress made on LCC project Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Paschal Donohoe TD, was today (Thursday) on O’Connell Street to oversee the first welding of rail tracks for Luas Cross City project on the historic thoroughfare. The excavation and preparation for rail tracks works…
Lower cost re-design of DART Underground project proposed
The National Transport Authority has carried out a review of the key transport infrastructure projects that were proposed to support the growth of the Greater Dublin Region. The Authority has now recommended to the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport that the DART Underground project be re-examined in order to deliver the required rail connectivity…