with dublin bus branding slogan serving the entire community parent c ras iompair ireann founded february 2 1987 ; 29 years ago 1987 02 02 headquarters upper o connell street dublin service area dublin service type bus services routes 110 depots 7 fleet 971 july 2016 annual ridership 122 million 2015 fuel type diesel chief executive ray coyne website www.dublinbus.ie dublin bus irish bus tha cliath is a bus operator providing services in dublin . it is a subsidiary of c ras iompair ireann . contents 1 history 2 services 3 route map 4 fares 5 fleet 6 depots 7 history & preservation 8 accidents 8.1 christchurch 8.2 wellington quay 8.3 bus roof damage 8.4 luas and dublin bus crash 9 see also 10 references 11 external links history edit original logo from 1987 to 2000 dublin bus logo 2000 2007 volvo b7tls alexander bodied leyland olympian in march 1994 alexander bodied volvo olympian in may 2003 alexander alx400 bodied volvo b7tl in august 2006 line up at ringsend depot in may 2010 dublin bus was established on 2 february 1987 when it was split out from the c ras iompair ireann . 1 services edit dublin bus operates an extensive network of 110 radial cross city and peripheral routes and 18 night routes in the city of dublin and the greater dublin area . the company carries around 325 000 people each day . 2 the main radial routes are focused upon dublin s sixteen quality bus corridors which provide buses with daytime access to the city centre . express buses branded xpresso operate on similar routes but have a limited number of stops and a higher minimum fare . these services run monday to friday at peak times and do not operate on public holidays . dublin bus operates a nitelink service of approximately 18 routes overnight which up until january 2009 ran between monday and saturday with the greatest service frequency being on friday and saturday nights . due to cutbacks necessitated by the economic downturn in ireland the midweek schedule was scrapped causing consternation with commuters . citation needed special higher fares apply on nitelink buses . dublin bus also runs a ghost bus tour through some of the supposedly haunted places in the city including st kevin s church and st audoen s church . 3 the tour usually runs in the evening time and includes two stops where passengers leave the bus behind and visit locations where ghosts have allegedly been seen . 4 the ghostbus in april 2010 dublin bus announced it would be simplifying many of its routes around the city in order to create better efficiency . this programme is called network direct . however as part of these measures the company also announced that 150 jobs would be lost . 5 6 in 2015 the company carried 122 million passengers which is a reduction of 16 % compared to 2005 numbers first full year of the luas which has seen an increase of 33.6 % passengers in the same period . 7 8 9 route map edit uniquely for a capital city s primary transit network no full system wide street map is available online . dublin bus cites high licensing fees from fellow state owned company ordnance survey ireland which published a printed street map every two to five years and included bus routes . however the latest edition published june 2011 omits these for the first time . fares edit dublin bus fares are generally calculated on a stage system based on distance travelled . there are several different levels of fares which apply on most services . certain routes particularly xpresso see below use a different fare system . dublin bus operate an exact fare policy . passengers place the exact fare in coins notes are not accepted in the fare box before the ticket is issued . in the case of over payment a change ticket is issued which can be exchanged at the company s head office on o connell street . routes 747 and 757 the express routes to and from dublin airport have a minimum fare of 6 ; banknotes are accepted and change is given in cash . there are several types of prepaid tickets available including the following single day and multi day tickets rambler and travelwide tickets corresponding to cash fares on airport or nitelink services travel 90 minute tickets which allow unlimited travel or more precisely the right to board as many buses as required for 90 minutes available only as a ten use smartcard tickets valid on dublin bus and iarnr d ireann or luas or all three but tickets valid for all three systems are issued only by iarnr d ireann . leap card a prepaid smartcard which can be used for pay as you go travel in the dublin area . it offers discounts over standard on bus cash fares and can also be used on iarnr d ireann and luas services . all of these tickets have migrated to the leap card . this process was completed in may 2014 when all rambler tickets all travel 90 and some in the bus rail and bus luas range were no longer available to purchase as separate smartcards . instead they are now loaded into the leap card . prepaid tickets must be validated in a machine by the door of the bus at the start of each journey although the validation process for leap cards differs depending on the distance being travelled . old age pensioners and certain other people are allowed to travel free of charge ; this is part of the national free travel pass 10 system operated by the department of social protection . minimum fares are payable on some services to discourage passengers wishing to travel short distances from using seats that could be used by those who wish to travel longer distances . fleet edit as of july 2016 the fleet consisted of 971 buses . 11 depots edit dublin bus operate seven depots in clontarf conyngham road donnybrook harristown phibsborough ringsend and summerhill . 11 history & preservation edit as the vehicles become of age they have been withdrawn to make way for newer technology . types of significance such as the gac ireland have been preserved by the national transport museum of ireland who house r1 the first dublin united tramways leyland double decker service bus in dublin . many ex ci types have been acquired for preservation by private preservationists some of whom associated with the transport enthusiasts club tec . the vehicles are garaged restored and run by the owners without state funds and take part in films television programs and in vintage rallys . one event was cie 60th . 30 october 2005 saw dublin bus host cie 60th in the new harristown depot . this event was done in co ordination with the transport enthusiasts club . buses new and old were on display showing the contrast and how far the company had come . september 1961 with the airport bus and horse powered hackney carriage competition . dublin s main bus operator was formerly the dublin united transport company . this company was incorporated into ci in 1945 but regained partial autonomy in 1987 when dublin bus was created as a wholly owned subsidiary company of ci . accidents edit christchurch edit in 1989 a youth grabbed the steering wheel of a tallaght bound bombardier kd bus as it turned the corner opposite christchurch and the bus crashed onto its side . many passengers were injured but none were injured seriously . 12 13 wellington quay edit on 21 february 2004 at wellington quay dublin a bus mounted on a pavement and ploughed into a queue of 30 people killing five and injuring 14 . the driver was charged with dangerous driving his trial began in february 2007 at dublin circuit criminal court . he has since been found not guilty of any misdoings . 14 bus roof damage edit bus accident on 5 february 2009 at north strand road on 5 february 2009 a bus en route from abbey street to artane collided with a tree on north strand road and the entire roof section was torn off . the driver was treated in hospital for shock but apart from that there were no injuries as no passengers were seated in the upper deck . the bus was an alexander alx400 . 15 luas and dublin bus crash edit on 16 september 2009 a collision between a red line luas tram and a number 16 dublin bus from ballinteer to santry in dublin city centre at the intersection of abbey street and o connell street injured 21 people . three people including the luas driver were cut out of the wreckage . the luas was derailed in the accident . two female passengers remained trapped on the bus for up to 45 minutes after the crash . 16 17 18 19 20 see also edit dublin bus route 46a references edit c ras iompair ireann steve johnson s railway pages dublin bus route list . retrieved 11 may 2013 . dublin sightseeing ghostbus tour . retrieved 29 september 2013 . walsh dave 2008 . haunted dublin . dublin nonsuch publishing . p. 83 . isbn 978 1 84588 932 6 . 1 dead link 9 dublin bus . dublinbus.ie . 28 august 2011 . retrieved 23 april 2012 . annual report december 2015 dublin bus annual report december 2005 dublin bus frequently asked questions luas department of social and family affairs free travel a b dublin bus fleet dublin bus kd95 1989 overturned 50a . retrieved 3 march 2013 . rte news report 1989 . retrieved 3 march 2013 . city guides 21 february 2007 . irish independent national news . the irish independent . retrieved 23 april 2012 . bus passengers escape injury as roof ripped off in dublin crash the irish times thu feb 05 2009 . the irish times . 5 february 2009 . retrieved 23 june 2009 . 21 hurt as luas collides with bus in dublin rt news . raidi teilif s ireann . 16 september 2009 . retrieved 23 april 2012 . the irish times wed sep 16 2009 luas collides with bus in dublin . the irish times . 9 september 2009 . retrieved 23 april 2012 . 16 september 2009 08 15 pm 16 september 2009 . 26 injured as luas and bus collide . irish examiner . retrieved 23 april 2012 . home & garden 16 september 2009 . luas tram and dublin bus collide in serious crash national news breaking news . the irish independent . retrieved 23 april 2012 . several injured as luas tram and bus collide in dublin irish news . irish central . 16 september 2009 . retrieved 23 april 2012 . external links edit company website dublin bus journey planner v t e ci bus ireann irish bus dublin bus bus tha cliath iarnr d ireann irish rail v t e transport in dublin air international airport dublin airport daa rail light rail luas green line red line transdev rapid transit dart iarnr d ireann tram dublin tramways dutc & gnr i clontarf and hill of howth tramroad blessington and poulaphouca steam tramway dublin and blessington steam tramway hill of howth tramway gnr i dublin and lucan steam tramway lucan and leixlip steam tramway heavy rail intercity iarnr d ireann commuter iarnr d ireann road bus aircoach dublin bus bus ireann bus corridors quality bus corridor motorways m1 m2 m3 m4 m11 m50 national primary roads n1 n2 n3 n4 n7 n11 n31 n32 national secondary roads n81 n82 regional roads r101 r102 r103 r104 r105 r106 r107 r108 r109 r110 r111 r112 r113 r114 r115 r116 r117 r118 r119 r120 r121 r122 r123 r124 r125 r126 r127 r128 r129 r130 r131 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