The 7:33 to Rosslare was moved back to 9:40 as it was causing chaos as Irish Rail tried to wedge through 5 trains in less than 20 minutes, delays of 5-10 minutes on the DART following are routine. This train is quiet and empties out as it heads southwards
9:40 service is a more practical time as you can arrive in from Belfast/Sligo etc and make it plus it will take some pressure off the 13:30 service. It also provides a better connection to the late afternoon ferries to France.
Return schedule is restricted by having to be back in Dublin before rush hour arrives. Bear in mind Connolly is still short 1-2 3 car ICR sets and it won't be till 2012 that that is resolved
The problem is simple, there needs to be 5 trains a day Rosslare Dublin to plug the gap from Rosslare which would allow the 17:55 to run as 18:55 and thus provide connections from ferries
As the Lynx service is seasonal (and possibly not running in 2012 as it might be transferred to Dun Laoghaire to replace HSS) its not a priority. That said there is scope to change its schedule far easier than the traditional ferries.
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