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RTE News http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0717/rail.html

Pay & display set for Dublin rail network
Thursday, 17 July 2008 09:50

CIÉ has confirmed that it plans to introduce pay and display parking at 37 stations on the greater Dublin rail network.

Commuters will be charged €2 a day or a discounted rate of €8 a week.

The charges come after CIÉ signed a contract with a private parking control and clamping company. They will net the provider over €3m, a third of which will be paid to CIÉ.

The contract will come into force from September and plans will be rolled out through the autumn.

CIÉ says that the revenue it collects from commuters will be reinvested in parking spaces.

The stations affected are on lines from Athlone and Longford, including the stations on the Portlaoise and Coolmine Arrow routes, the Dundalk line, the Dart routes and the Arklow and Gorey lines.

Around 8,000 parking spaces will be affected.

Breaking News http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/mhqlauaueyoj/

Dublin rail users face increased parking charges
17/07/2008 - 09:47:37

Commuters who travel into Dublin by train are set to face increased parking charges from September.

Iarnród Éireann says it plans to introduce pay-and-display parking at 37 stations on the greater Dublin rail network.

The company says the revenue raised is needed to ensure it can continue the expansion of car parks on the network.

Drivers will be charged €2 a day, or €8 per week.