Bus Stop Of The Month (25)
For this month's Bus Stop Of The Month, we are going to stop 6116 on St. Margaret's Road, near Charlestown. This stop is located near the roundabout at Lanesborough. The last bus route to serve this road (that I can determine) was route 40B. This was the 40B to Toberburr that ceased to operate in 2009, and not the current 40B to Toberburr that started in 2011. The 40B used to access Finglas Village via this road and Jamestown Road. In May 2009, the route ceased to operate and was replaced by new route 240 which ran from Toberburr to Cappagh Hospital. This was a very confusing route, as initially it was due to terminate in Deanstown before the decision was taken to extend to Cappagh Hospital. Also, it was planned to follow the old 40B routing via St. Margaret's Road and Jamestown Road, but when the route was implemented it went down St. Margaret's Road passing Charlestown Shopping Centre and McKelvey Avenue instead. However, reports from the first few days of the route saw buses using either routing between Finglas and the Lanesborough roundabout. So stop 6116 was planned to be used by the 240, then when route started it wasn't, but there is a chance it was. It should come as no surprise that route 240 did not last very long. Having started in May 2009, it was withdrawn in September 2009. Certain departures on route 40 were extended to Toberburr, and in 2011 the 40B returned but did not go via Jamestown Road.
However, the story may not end there for this bus stop. Under Bus Connects, this stretch of road is due to be served by routes E2 and the 23. So stop 6116 may have a future yet.
04/03/2023
Bus Stop Of The Month (25)
For this month's Bus Stop Of The Month, we are going to stop 6116 on St. Margaret's Road, near Charlestown. This stop is located near the roundabout at Lanesborough. The last bus route to serve this road (that I can determine) was route 40B. This was the 40B to Toberburr that ceased to operate in 2009, and not the current 40B to Toberburr that started in 2011. The 40B used to access Finglas Village via this road and Jamestown Road. In May 2009, the route ceased to operate and was replaced by new route 240 which ran from Toberburr to Cappagh Hospital. This was a very confusing route, as initially it was due to terminate in Deanstown before the decision was taken to extend to Cappagh Hospital. Also, it was planned to follow the old 40B routing via St. Margaret's Road and Jamestown Road, but when the route was implemented it went down St. Margaret's Road passing Charlestown Shopping Centre and McKelvey Avenue instead. However, reports from the first few days of the route saw buses using either routing between Finglas and the Lanesborough roundabout. So stop 6116 was planned to be used by the 240, then when route started it wasn't, but there is a chance it was. It should come as no surprise that route 240 did not last very long. Having started in May 2009, it was withdrawn in September 2009. Certain departures on route 40 were extended to Toberburr, and in 2011 the 40B returned but did not go via Jamestown Road.
However, the story may not end there for this bus stop. Under Bus Connects, this stretch of road is due to be served by routes E2 and the 23. So stop 6116 may have a future yet.
04/03/2023