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IARNRÓD ÉIREANN HAS said a new train timetable due to take effect from the end of August is being implemented with a view to “removing long standing congestion issues, particularly during peak periods”.
The proposed changes, due to be implemented from 25 August, will see extra services on Belfast, Galway, Waterford, Cobh and Midleton routes.
Iarnród Éireann has published details of the proposed schedule, and has invited the public to submit feedback in advance of the finalisation of the new timetable.
A spokesperson remarked that feedback is welcomed for all routes, whether changes are proposed or not, and that suggested alterations which cannot be implemented will be retained in a database for consideration at future timetable reviews.
The consultation survey is open until Thursday , 13 June.
The highlights of the proposed new timetable includes seven additional services on the Heuston/Galway route, which will provide a later last service from Galway as well as a mid-week train that will arrive to Galway City before 9am.
An extra Waterford service in each direction is also proposed, with an 8.15pm train from Heuston to Carlow being deferred by five minutes and extended to Waterford.
Seven new services are also planned in each direction on the Dublin to Belfast route, with a new hourly service from Monday to Saturday and pre-9am arrivals into both cities.
There will also be earlier first and later last services in each direction between Dublin and Belfast on Sundays.
In addition to this, there are plans for four new Saturday and ten new Saturday services in each direction on the Cork/Cobh Commuter, as well as six new Sunday services in each direction on the Cork/Midleton Commuter.
Given the additional Dublin to Belfast services, significant timetable changes are also in line to DART services to improve traffic flows around the Connolly area and to improve service punctuality.
As a result, Northern Commuter and Belfast Enterprise customers have been asked for specific feedback on two options for services.
A spokesperson said these changes will likely cause occasions where “customers are required to interchange at a city station to continue to their final destination, as is common practice on busy Commuter Rail Networks around the world.
The spokesperson added that the changes will “provide performance benefits to all routes around the City Centre area and reduce the large impacts which even minor delays currently cause to the timetable”.
That will be handy the immigrants wont have to wait to long for buses in Belfast they will delighted
something something, immigrant’s
How about two tracks the whole way to Galway, joke that it takes nearly three hours to get to Galway
@The Firestarter: Is that 1 track not sufficient?
Surely the best thing to come out of Galway is the (rail) road to Dublin?
@The Firestarter: Imagine someone mention ‘high speed rail’ in Ireland… people would stop eating their rocks and fall over laughing. ‘never happen’ cant do that’, ‘smaaaaall nation’… zero vision or ambition more like.
Biden Allowing the use of US weapons inside Russia is going to be the end of America and possibly the rest of us.
@087 bed: Why do you think russia should be allowed to do to Ukraine what Ukraine is not allowed to do to russia?
@ItWasLikeThatWhenIGotHere: Russia didn’t start this war, But it will finish it, Keep those iodine tablets to hand. Best of Luck.
@087 bed: 087 go to bed.Trump is in the dump where he belongs,albeit for now.
@087 bed: It’s 2024. 087! who has iodine tablets at hand? I struggle to find the fluck en paracetamol..
@087 bed: The nations supplying Ukraine are like us really. We won’t supply lethal aid but will train their troops how to use them and the weapons and bullets the west supply obviously stop at the border so the west aren’t attacking Russia. I wonder if those supplying Russia have the same qualms
@087 bed: Who do you think started this war then?
Do try to get some sort of grip on reality.
@ItWasLikeThatWhenIGotHere: like Ukraine was doing and still is doing to east Ukraine since 2014 before a cry for help from those millions of russian speaking Ukrainians before Russia stepped in to help the DPR and LPR in February 22 before 100,000 Ukrainian army was going overwhelmed them in a planned early march operation. It’s all in bcc news archives unless they haven’t erased it all. It was normal news Ukrainian military shelling civilian areas trying to kill their military in 2014 onwards before it was hushed by the yanks who saw an excuse to pick a fight with Russia to keep pushing east with NATO, do you see where this is going.
@brendan C5: I don’t see where you’re going, but I can see where you’ve come from. Poka!
@Nick Vasilakis: your dim be quiet.
It’s about time ⏲️
It’s no wonder things take forever to be implemented in this country. The constant public consultations, discussions with “stakeholders” etc add hugely to these delays for infrastructure that needs no new planning permissions or building work to implement. Irish Rail are tasked with running these services & should increase train frequency when it’s needed with our ever increasing demands and population growth. Do they want a pat on the back for doing what they are there for.
You have to make it comfortable for them, houses, a job. What, can’t find a job? No worries, pick a number and you’ll be sorted.
New services introduced and the moaning starts, ban cars from all town and city centres would be a start
@Peter Byrne: on yer bike peter. Always keep your puncher repair kit up to date tho..
@Paul Gorry: Awww show us on the dolly where the green party hurt you? Did someone stop you parking your massive SUV in a disabled spot and now you hate the Greens? Pave paradise and put up a parking lot eh? Who needs to breathe in 50 years anyways?
None of the links seem to work?
Rosslare Connolly is packed every morning Not even a new carriage?
They need extra capacity on the east coast line overall. They have multiple services (intercity, commuter, Dart) using the two tracks going north from Connolly and it just doesn’t work. If they had any sense they would have the Belfast train go on a completely new line from the western side of Drogheda, down to the airport and follow the new Metro line down to the O’Connell Street (so a couple of more tunnels on either side of the Metro). That’s what any other European country would do
Nothing like additional services to p1ss the journal readers off
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