363 Tallow to Dungarvan
From Monday 7th August Local Link will commence the roll-out of increased services on our 363 Tallow to Dungarvan service. In response to requests from the public we are introducing an earlier 06.30am service out of Tallow with the return service to Tallow leaving Dungarvan at 07.40am. This earlier service will allow passengers to link with our 667 (formerly 367a) to Waterford that will leave Dungarvan at 07.15am. We are also adding two additional evening services to fill some gaps in our current schedule. This will see us now operating almost hourly services from Tallow to Dungarvan between 06.30am and 22.00pm in response to the significant growth in passenger numbers on this route. We are also increasing the number of services we operate on Sundays from four to eight.
667 Dungarvan to Waterford City
Local Link are moving from two to four daily return services on this route. The new schedule which leaves Dungarvan at 07.15am and we anticipate that the increase in services will allow for better connections to SETU for students living in the areas of Stradbally, Bunmahon, Kill, and Dunhill. The new timetable will also allow for connections for people using our 363 service between Tallow and Dungarvan to Whitfield and Waterford University Hospitals. This also sees us re-routing the service in Waterford to avoid busy roads and we will now travel to WUH via John Street. We will no longer use the stops on Parnell Street and instead drop off on John Street and pick up at Railway Square. The change will also see services now operating on Sundays and Bank Holidays.
James O’Donoghue, Manager with TFI Local Link Waterford said “we would ask passengers to note the changes we are making to our current timetables, in particular on the 667 Dungarvan to Waterford service where the new timetable does mean some significant changes to current schedules, but we hope that the increase from two to four services, along with the introduction of services on Sundays and Bank Holidays will out-weight any short-term inconvenience”.
Further Developments
Speaking on new and enhanced services, Mr O’Donoghue added “we are progressing with the introduction of our 357 Youghal to Dungarvan service through Clashmore, Aglish and Villierstown. I am aware that people in the area were looking to have the service much earlier in the summer but there are a number of issues, not least the availability of new vehicles, delaying the process of putting a service in place. My hope is that we will be announcing the launch date of this service within the next few weeks.
We are also preparing the extension of the 361 Ardmore to Dungarvan service that will in future operate from Youghal through Ardmore, Old Parish and Ring, and looking at our 367 Tramore to Dungarvan service with a view to including stops in Clonea and The Gold Coast and finally for the moment, providing a link from Ballyduff Upper to our 363 service in Lismore.
So, there is a lot of change happening and we are delighted with the focus on the continuing development of local transport services under the Connecting Ireland Rural Mobility Plan, developing services that along with addressing some of the gaps in public transport services across the County, will allow people to consider switching at least some journeys to public rather than private transport” he said.
For route and timetable information, call (058) 22076 or visit www.locallinkwaterford.ie
To learn more about the five year Connecting Ireland Rural Mobility Plan visit: www.nationaltransport.ie/connecting-ireland/
