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Increased bus services between Kildare and Wicklow to be launched

The route will offer enhanced connectivity to villages and areas between Wicklow and Kildare

TFI Local Link Kildare South Dublin will soon launch an enhanced bus service from Dunlavin and Kilcullen to Newbridge

Aisling Bolton-Dowling

The TFI Local Link Kildare South Dublin is increasing its bus services between counties Kildare and Wicklow from next month.

From Tuesday, May 7, the bus route will be enhanced to include a route from Dunlavin, Co Wicklow and Kilcullen, Co Kildare to Newbridge in Co Kildare.

Route 892, formerly route 129, will now extend to Dunlavin and will operate eight daily return services, with four daily return services extending to Dunlavin, Monday to Saturday.

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Additionally, the enhanced route will operate seven daily return services, with three daily return services extending to Dunlavin, on Sunday.

The route will offer enhanced connectivity to villages and areas such as Dunlavin, Co Wicklow, Brannockstown, Kilcullen, Athgarvan, Newbridge Town Centre, Newbridge Train Station, Rosconnell, College Farm, and Newbridge College in Co Kildare.

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The route will also provide peak-time and evening services as well as offering improved connectivity to regional bus and rail services in Kilcullen and Newbridge.

Speaking ahead of the launch, TFI Local Link Kildare South Dublin General Manager Alan Kerry, said: “In partnership with the NTA we are growing our network and we are confident that Route 892 will provide real and tangible alternatives to private car dependency for people living along this route.

“The timetable is planned to offer connectivity to local train services, along with peak time arrivals into Newbridge to accommodate employment and education needs.

“Our weekend schedules will give people the option to leave their car at home and use the bus instead for meeting friends and social activities."

He added: “Along with recent reductions in public transport fares and the introduction of the Young Adult Cards, we are hopeful this route will provide an additional catalyst to allow people to adopt public transport usage as part of their daily lives in rural Kildare.”

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