THE NATIONAL TRANSPORT Authority has amended the new 80 bus route in Dublin following feedback from passengers, a month after it came online.

The route is part of the BusConnects network and the NTA’s director of public transport services, Jeremy Ryan, admitted today the 80 had got off to “a rocky start”. 

The 80 was introduced in October as part of Phase 7 of the BusConnects Network Redesign for Dublin, running from Liffey Valley through Chapelizod, to the south city via High St and South Great Georges St.

It has been merged with the 130 line and will now run all the way along the north quays to O’Connell Bridge and Custom House Quay, before heading north.

“The newly-aligned service will run along the current 80 route as far as Bridge St, but will continue along the north quays to Eden Quay and then northward through the city centre to Clontarf,” the NTA said in a statement this evening. 

“It will continue to have a 10-minute peak-time frequency in line with the current 80 and 130.”

Ryan said: “We acknowledge that for a variety of reasons including city centre congestion, the 80 got off to a rocky start and didn’t meet expectations. 

“When rolling out phases of the BusConnects network, we always give a commitment to monitor the new services, identify any issues that arise, and to put in a fix where appropriate. 

“That’s what we are doing today.”