Dublin Bus
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Dublin Bus - or less well known by the Irish language name Bus Átha Cliath - provides an extensive bus network of nearly 200 routes in the City of Dublin and the greater County Dublin area. Dublin Bus, established in 1987, is a subsidiary of Córas Iompair Éireann. Dublin Bus provides radial, cross-city and peripheral routes; it has 3,123 staff and 1,020 buses (April 2001). The main radial routes are focused upon Dublin's 15 Quality Bus Corridors which provide busses with fast daytime access to the city centre, often bringing commuters into the city substantially faster than they could travel in cars.
Dublin Bus operates a "Nitelink" service of approximately 24 routes overnight between Monday and Saturday, with the greatest service frequency being on Friday and Saturday nights - normal fares do not apply on Nitelink buses.
On 21 February 2004 at Wellington Quay, Dublin, an accident occurred involving a collision between two of the company's buses, in which five people were killed and seventeen injured.
In 2004, Dublin Bus provided passengers with over 500,000 journeys per weekday, with more than 80,000 of these journeys occurring between 8am and 9am. Since the opening of the Luas tram system Dublin Bus has lost approximately 30% of its passengers in adjacent Tallaght and Sandyford routes to the city center, as the tram system is seen as a more effective option to buses.
See Also
External links
- Official site - Dublin Bus (http://www.dublinbus.ie)
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