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21/08/2013
Green Party Call For Second Dublin Bus Station
The Green Party has called for a second bus station to be established in Dublin.
The party have also called for Busaras to be opened to all buses alongside the newly proposed second unified station.
Green Party Spokesperson on Transport and Tourism Tom Kivlehan said: "Busaras needs to be opened to private operators and a second station needs to be established near Heuston Station to take all intercity bus traffic coming in from the West and South West.
"It makes no sense to send all Bus Eireann services to the one congested location in Busaras. Nor does it make sense to force private bus companies to dump their passengers on the side of the street, causing problems for both the passengers and for other road users."
He added: "The Dublin Bus garage on Conyngham Road would be a perfect location for a new station. With a new footbridge across the Liffey it would only be a two minutes walk from Heuston Station and the Luas Red line services.
"There is no reason why the same sharing of bus stations could not also take place in Cork, Limerick and Galway where the current rivalry between Bus Eireann and the private operators leads to a similar chaotic situation to what is happening in Dublin. Putting the public and private services in the same station would improve both collaboration and competition between the different services and would be good for the consumer."
(MH/CD)
The party have also called for Busaras to be opened to all buses alongside the newly proposed second unified station.
Green Party Spokesperson on Transport and Tourism Tom Kivlehan said: "Busaras needs to be opened to private operators and a second station needs to be established near Heuston Station to take all intercity bus traffic coming in from the West and South West.
"It makes no sense to send all Bus Eireann services to the one congested location in Busaras. Nor does it make sense to force private bus companies to dump their passengers on the side of the street, causing problems for both the passengers and for other road users."
He added: "The Dublin Bus garage on Conyngham Road would be a perfect location for a new station. With a new footbridge across the Liffey it would only be a two minutes walk from Heuston Station and the Luas Red line services.
"There is no reason why the same sharing of bus stations could not also take place in Cork, Limerick and Galway where the current rivalry between Bus Eireann and the private operators leads to a similar chaotic situation to what is happening in Dublin. Putting the public and private services in the same station would improve both collaboration and competition between the different services and would be good for the consumer."
(MH/CD)
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