Meanwhile, Dublin Bus has announced its timetable for Christmas, which includes a reduction in its services, including the Nitelink.
While in recent times, the closures over weekends that residents of Bray and Greystones have been accustomed to have been fairly clear-cut (no Darts ran between Bray and Dublin full stop), the complicated Christmas alterations at a time when most people will be imbibing will create its fair share of havoc. So plan accordingly.
In a nutshell, the adjustments mean there will be late night Dart services operating in the lead-up to Christmas from Thursday to Saturday on December 12 to 14 and 19 to 21 and after midnight on New Year’s Eve. The times of last trains over the Christmas period from Dublin to Bray/Greystones are: 00:35 and 01:35 from Dublin Connolly serving all stations to Greystones.
The other main point to note about the Darts over Christmas is that over the works-affected period – from Thursday December 26 to Friday January 5 inclusive – Connolly Station will be fully operational with the exception of platform seven, and Grand Canal Dock Station will be fully operational.
Christmas train schedule for Bray and Greystones
Christmas Day/St Stephen’s Day:
No services on Iarnród Éireann network.
Friday, December 27 to Sunday, January 5 (late New Year’s Eve service excepted):
Dart services will only operate between Grand Canal Dock and Bray/Greystones. Intercity services between Dublin Connolly and Rosslare Europort will involve bus transfers between Connolly and Bray.
On New Year’s Eve, from 11pm southside Dart services will operate from Pearse to Bray/Greystones.
Thursday and Friday, January 2 and 3:
From 6am to 6pm south-bound Dart services will operate between Pearse and Bray/Greystones.
Saturday, January 4:
Southside Dart services will operate between Grand Canal Dock and Bray/Greystones only. Rosslare services will operate as bus transfers between Dublin Connolly and Bray. Trains will operate between Bray and Rosslare only.
Sunday, January 5:
Southside Dart services will operate between Grand Canal Dock and Bray/Greystones only, as on a normal Sunday service. Rosslare services will operate as bus transfers between Dublin Connolly and Bray. Trains will operate between Bray and Rosslare only.
Monday, January 6:
Normal service on all routes.
Dublin Bus and Nitelink Christmas services for Bray and Greystones
From Thursday, December 12, Dublin Bus will operate the Nitelink service, 84n, from D’Olier Street to Greytones, at 12 midnight, 2am and 4am on the following dates:
Thursday, December 12 to Monday, December 23:
Normal weekday service will operate on all routes. Full Nitelink service will also operate.
Christmas Eve:
A weekday service will operate on all routes with last departures at 9pm.
Christmas Day:
No Dublin Buses operational.
St Stephen’s Day:
A Sunday service will operate on all routes with no Nitelink.
Friday, December 27 and Saturday, December 28:
A Saturday service will operate on all routes as well as a full Nitelink service.
Sunday, December 29:
A Sunday service will operate on all routes with no Nitelink.
Monday, 30 December
A Saturday service will operate on all routes as well as a full Nitelink service.
New Year’s Eve:
A Saturday service will operate on all routes as well as a full Nitelink service.
New Year’s Day:
A Sunday service will operate on all routes. No Nitelink service.
Thursday, January 2:
Normal service resumes.
