Matthews welcomes additional bus on 133 Route at Peak Times

Green TD Steven Matthews has received confirmation that Bus Eireann will be adding an additional bus for morning peak times on the 133 Bus Éireann Route from Monday, October 7th. This is a service that was frequently flagged as having capacity issues by passengers and this announcement follows extensive engagements between Deputy Matthews, the National Transport Authority and Bus Éireann.

Discussing the development, Deputy Matthews said:

“Of all public transport routes in Wicklow, the 133 is by far the one that I receive the most emails raising issues with capacity, punctuality and reliability on a weekly basis.

“I have been working with the NTA and Bus Éireann over the last few months and the confirmation from their regional manager that an additional bus will be on the route for rush hour morning commuters is hugely welcome.

“This follows a review of the service by Bus Éireann in conjunction with the NTA which considered passenger feedback, reliability surveys and a capacity assessment. The fact that the new vehicle will be in place from October 7th is a clear acknowledgement of the need to urgently improve such a heavily used service.

“In order to convince people to make the switch to public transport, we need to ensure that any reliability or capacity issues are addressed as soon as possible. On this occasion, it did take longer than I would have wanted but to see Bus Éireann putting in place concrete measures to improve passenger experience has to be acknowledged and supported.

“I will continue to engage with all passengers that have contacted me to ensure that the increased capacity does have the desired impact, but I believe that this move will hugely improve this service, particularly at rush hour”, concluded Deputy Matthews.