Dublin Bus

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  • John Lynch ( Chairman)
  • Tom Coffey
  • Arnold O'Byrne
  • Peter Webster
  • Bill McCamley
  • John Moloney
  • David Egan

Dublin Bus ( Bus Átha Cliath irish [b ˠ ʊs ˠ a ː hə cl ʲ iə ] ) is an Irish bus company based in Dublin. It operates an extensive bus network in Dublin and the surrounding counties and as bearing the brunt of the local public transport.

History

Dublin Bus was established on 2 February 1987 as a subsidiary of the state-owned transport company Córas Iompair Eireann ( CIE). This was based on the Transport Act of 1986. CIÉ The was founded in 1945 as a successor to the Dublin United Transport Company ( DUTC ).

In 2006, Dublin Bus made ​​a profit of 4.258 million euros and employed 3,453 staff.

Lines and fares

It operated bus in Dublin and the surrounding area nearly 200 bus routes from Dublin. The annual mileage amounts to about 60 million km. The ridership in 2006 was around 146 million.

A System of Quality Bus Corridors 15 allows preemption of buses and thus contributes to the fact that the inner city is often reached faster by bus than that with your own car would be possible.

Ticket prices vary during the day on the distance traveled. At night bus offer flat rates to be paid.

In principle various types of lines can be distinguished:

  • Bus routes that stop at every stop
  • Xpresso: express buses with less holding and higher fares
  • Nitelink: 24 night bus lines
  • Rail Link: two feeder lines to DART stations
  • Airlink: two feeder lines to Dublin Airport
  • Sightseeing Tours: City tours

Rolling stock

The majority of the approximately 1,100 buses strong vehicle fleet make double-decker buses. This is in particular the types Volvo Olympian, Volvo and Volvo B9TL B7TL. In the year 2006 200 low-floor buses Volvo B7TL were purchased as part of the Transport 21 project.

Types of business entity County Dublin
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