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LAST UPDATE | 8 May 2019
A SECTION OF the Luas Red Line remains closed this morning after an earlier power failure affected commuters.
Trams between the Red Cow and Tallaght/Saggart stops are still suspended this morning as of 11am, as efforts continue to restore power to the line.
Tickets for affected services are available to use on Dublin Bus, while a shuttle bus service is also operating between the Red Cow and Tallaght/Saggart approximately every 30 minutes.
The company said: “We are doing our utmost to restore a full line as soon as possible. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.”
After earlier delays on the M50 in the capital, traffic is now moving well in both directions, AA Roadwatch said.
With reporting from Sean Murray
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“A replacement bus service is in operation”
That’s what Transdev tells you but I just had to bring my partner from Citywest to red cow as there were people standing there for 40 minutes and still no sign of a shuttle bus. The Luas is fantastic WHEN IT WORKS but there’s too many incidents like this where this section of the line is out of order. The shuttle bus service is extremely inadequate and an insult to reliant passengers
Might just be easier to announce the days they won’t have any disruptions. Joke of a service
Luas in break down shocker. Said nobody. Ever.
Replacement bus is a joke. Only brings to red cow. Everyday something wrong with the luas. Worst of it, most stops are middle of nowhere not on a bus route or anywhere near walking distance to a taxi rank. Worst ever!
@Eugene Tyson: Dropped my wife off at Red Cow, there was easily 100 people waiting for a LUAS. Not only are they not running, but they never accounted for the overflow of people coming to Red Cow to get the service.
There’s a bus lane from Citywest, the Katherine Tynan road has one, but there is NO bus service operating it at all.
The stops along the Katherine Tynan road are not accessible to taxis. There isn’t even a bus stop on KT although there’s a bus lane.
Just as well we don’t have an underground service, we can’t get an over ground working properly.
@Kate Mchugh: At least an underground backlog wouldn’t hold up ground traffic, mind you.
Ha they have security and when I got on a very crowded luas this morning weds from euston station to cc I could see them standing around at the stops not one of them boarded an over crowded luas it’s a laugh the train was worse coming over from castlebar got crowded from tullamore with workers travelling to cc for their days work thank f I dont travel it on a regular basis discover the train is right discover how Irish rail treat people like cattle
What’s a Luas? I live in Santry
@JeremiahMcDonagh: Chance would be a fine thing, all right. It’s a long wait.
Begorrah and bejaysus are the Dubs whinging bout how bad the Luas is, try a feckin ass & cart will ye
@Tony Donoghue: your ma wasn’t available
@Tony Donoghue: now they i’m sure there will alway’s be an ass available.
@Eugene Tyson: sorry unfit blokes with beards don’t do it for her anyway
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