Ireland’s NTA launches ambitious rural bus plan for 2023
NTA's Connecting Ireland Rural Mobility Plan for 2023 proposes to introduce 67 new or enhanced bus services to better connect rural towns and townlands across the country.
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NTA's Connecting Ireland Rural Mobility Plan for 2023 proposes to introduce 67 new or enhanced bus services to better connect rural towns and townlands across the country.
NTA's 2022 Customer Satisfaction Survey shows that the majority of commuters across Ireland are satisfied with TFI's public transport network in terms of reliability, cleanliness, comfort, safety and value for money.
With 249 million passenger journeys having taken place in 2022, the latest figures put Ireland's public transport ridership recovery at 98% of pre-pandemic levels.
TransMach’s on-bus smart ticketing machines are now TFI Leap Card compatible, enabling faster passenger boarding and making ticketing simpler for private operators.
People across Dublin and the surrounding areas can now benefit from safe and accessible transport services at night-time, with eight Dublin Bus routes now operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
The reduction in fares for all Nitelink services will help reduce night-time carbon emissions by encouraging people across Dublin to take the bus as opposed to travelling by car.
As part of its commitment to provide inclusive and accessible mass transit for all, TFI's 'Please Offer Me a Seat' Badge and Card will ensure that people with hidden disabilities are eligible for a seat in priority areas on public transport.
This is the final of two sets of fare reductions that have been launched in the country as part of the government’s package to reduce the cost of living, and will take effect from 9 May 2022.
As part of the first phase of the programme to reduce public transport fares across Ireland, TaxSaver fares on on all subsidised PSO public transport services will be reduced by 20 per cent in April 2022.
Transport for Ireland has launched an anti-racism campaign in a bid to challenge behaviours which will not be tolerated on public transport.