Ashtown implication over January 2008 timetable

[Chopper]

Maybe I'm looking at the timetable which is effective from 27th January 2008.

1. There still seems to be only two peak hour services to Docklands. 07:11 goes to 07:16. The 07:56 remains the same. I had assumed there would be
increased frequency with the opening of the Phoneix Park Station.

2. There seems to be an additional 07:04 service only.

So the questions are :

1. Why no extra services to Docklands ?

2. Assuming the Phoneix Park Station opens soon, what is the projected numbers which will be using this.

3. Are the services with four carriages going to be shifted to eight ?


If the Phoneix Park station takes off as a Park n' Ride, Ashtown and
Broombridge could be left suffering.

Thanks

[ThomasJ]

its not all bad a few services will not serve phoenix park. including the 07.58 maynooth-bray

[Thomas Ralph]

I doubt the services with four carriages will jump to eight very quickly, there's barely enough railcars to operate the existing timetable and the 22000s to Sligo and Rosslare will only free up so much capacity.

And that's assuming (and apologies for the off-topicness) that Dublin-Cork doesn't try to swipe a few 22000 sets.

[KSW]

Originally Posted by tralph

And that's assuming (and apologies for the off-topicness) that Dublin-Cork doesn't try to swipe a few 22000 sets.

Dublin/Cork can swipe a few from the Rosslare Line if they like, Those MkIV's are really nice..................

[ThomasJ]

if they were to take the Rosslare 22ks Rosslare won't get the mk4s, god knows what they would end up getting .... 2800s for life!!!!

If Cork were to swipe 22ks I cant see what would benefit them swiping the 22ks off the sligo/rosslare lines they are not benefit the cork line, it would be a downgrading. more than likely if they were to swipe 22ks it would be the six car sets that will be used on heuston lines with proper catering facilities.

Back on topic.... the 07.58 maynooth bray will not stop at phoenix park so no change there, the 08.15 maynooth pearse (starts from longford) will start from maynooth not longford so there will be extra capacity and i'm sure the 07.22, 07.37 and 08.40 ex maynooth might have increased capacity its not all bad. Phoenix park will not take off straight away, it will take time.

[Mark Gleeson]

Back on topic folks

There is a early morning Sligo Dublin service which will spread the load on the earlier train from Longford and provide more seats out of Maynooth as well. That service is likely to be a 6 coach IC railcar, yes the proper 6 car one when it arrives

The 7:20 from Maynooth will be 8 coaches

Its likely that some Ashtown passengers will choose to board at Phoenix Park, it doesn't look like there will be a surge of new passengers

So there will be 550 extra seats, plus another 430 standees not accounting for standees on the Sligo service. Thats the guts of an extra 1000 capacity