Bus Eireann axes three Expressway routes as exact date revealed
Bus Éireann has announced that it is ceasing three of its regional Expressway services.
Expressway, Bus Éireann’s coach service, has 19 regional routes with dozens of services in each route every day.
However, Bus Éireann has now announced that three of the routes are set to be axed due to ‘significant’ financial losses.
Bus Éireann have announced that they’re ceasing three of their regional Expressway services. Pic: Leah Farrell/RollingNews.ie
Bus Éireann has notified the National Transport Authority that from Sunday, May 24, route 4, a segment of route 40 and route 52 will be cancelled.
Route 4 affects Waterford-Dublin/Dublin Airport, the Route 40 segment that’s being cancelled is Rosslare/Wexford-Waterford; and Route 52 is Ballina-Galway.
A Bus Éireann spokesperson said that the Expressway services receive ‘no state subvention’ and is a ‘commercial service.’
Two full routes and a segment of another will cease operation from May 24. Pic: Sam Boal / RollingNews.ie
‘The measures announced are in response to the continuous significant losses being incurred on these services,’ the spokesperson said. ‘While disappointing, it is clearly unsustainable for a commercial operation.’
‘The decision to consolidate our Expressway network and withdraw from a small number of routes is aimed at safeguarding the Expressway network. Given the scale of our operations, there will be no impact on jobs given our current recruitment needs.’
The spokesperson added that anyone who pre-booked a ticket on any of the routes that are set to be cancelled will be contacted, where they’ll receive a full refund.
Pic: Sam Boal / RollingNews.ie
While a segment of the Route 40 route will be cancelled, the entire route — which began previously in Rosslare and ends at Tralee in Co Kerry — will continue.
It will now start from Waterford, however, with the service ceasing at Rosslare Europort, Wexford Town, New Ross and Ferrybank.
