On the 28th of November 2021, phase 2 introduced new services in Dublin and East Kildare, including:

  • C-Spine routes: C1, C2, C3, C4
  • Peak-only routes: P29, X25, X26, X27, X28, X30, X31, X32
  • Local routes: L51, L52, L53, L54, L58, L59
  • Night-time routes: C5, C6
  • Route 52 (enhanced service)

C-Spine Information Booklet [PDF]

C-Spine Information Booklet [Word Doc]

Overview

Route Areas Served
C1 From Adamstown Station via Lucan Road, Chapelizod bypass and City centre to Sandymount
C2
C3 From Maynooth via Leixlip, Lucan Road, Chapelizod bypass and City centre to Ringsend Road
C4 From Maynooth via Celbridge, Chapelizod bypass and City centre to Ringsend Road
X25 From Maynooth (Straffan Road) via Green Lane, Leixlip and City centre to  Belfield UCD
X26 From Maynooth (Straffan Road) via Leixlip to Belfield UCD
X27 From Celbridge (Salesian College) via Aghards Road and City centre to Belfield UCD
X28 From Celbridge (Salesian College) via Celbridge Main Street to  Belfield UCD
X30 From Dodsboro via Lucan Village to Belfield UCD
X31 From River Forest, via Leixlip and Lucan Village to Belfield UCD
X32 From Hewlett Packard via Leixlip and Lucan Village to Belfield UCD
P29 From Adamstown Station via Newcastle Road, Chapelizod bypass and City centre to Ringsend Road
26 Route 26 will be significantly enhanced to ensure capacity for Chapelizod and Islandbridge
52 From Intel via Green Lane, Leixlip, Chapelizod bypass and City centre to Ringsend Road
L51 From Adamstown Station to Liffey Valley, operated by Go-Ahead Ireland
L52 From Adamstown Station to Blanchardstown, operated by Go-Ahead Ireland
L53 From Adamstown Station to Liffey Valley via Fonthill Road
L54 From River Forest to Red Cow Luas via Lucan Village, Balgaddy and Clondalkin
L58 From River Forest to Hazelhatch via Hewlett Packard
L59 From River Forest to Hazelhatch via Green Lane
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Spine Routes Approximate Frequency

Day Route Frequency
Monday–Sunday C1, C2 Every 20–30 minutes
Monday–Sunday C3, C4 Every 30 minutes

The combined frequency along the central C spine section is approximately every 8 minutes.

See C-Spine frequency table for all phase 2 route frequencies.

FAQs

Spines are very frequent routes made up of individual bus services. In Phase 2 the Spines are C1, C2, C3 & C4.

Other city bound services operate into Dublin City centre. These services are not part of any Spine and operate to their own timetable.

Local routes are services which provide important connections within local areas, linking to local retail centres and to onward transport connections. In Phase 2, local routes are L51, L52, L53, L54, L58 and L59.