Newry to Dublin

[Prof_Vanderjuice]

Wasn't a Dublin-Newry commuter service tried in the mid-to-late 1990s?

[Mark Gleeson]

Something was tried but was withdrawn due to, guess what lack of passengers

[tigger1962]

well there are quite a few passengers commuting from Newry these days... Some going to Dundalk to get an earlier train... and i was surprised to see IE annual tickets to Newry too! Its not mentioned on their point to point listings on taxsavers.ie! With Newry Station about to be revamped, i understand parking might be an issue, but then one look at Dundalk's carpark and there are a good amount of northern reg cars parked there everyday. It 50/50 for me as to which station is closest to me but I suppose dundalk is cheaper and more chance atthe moment of getting parked!

[Mark Gleeson]

One of those cars belongs to the Nothern and Eastern Manager who is said to live somewhere in south Armagh. You would imagine if it was reasonable he would have sorted a train out.

There is a huge question as to who is responsible is it IE or NIR and more to the point who pays? Since Newry has never had a commuter service to Dublin bar the possibly 6 month one ages ago it is quite different from other towns which already have one and are pushing for more capacity.

IE publicly quote annual tickets as far as Portadown infact, you can get a annual to Derry if you wanted its a dumb computer not a business driven thing

[Laois Commuter]

Originally Posted by tigger1962

... and i was surprised to see IE annual tickets to Newry too! Its not mentioned on their point to point listings on taxsavers.ie!

Probably because UK residents don't qualify for the Taxsaver scheme....

LC

[Mark Gleeson]

It certainly listed Portadown last year

[Colm Moore]

Originally Posted by Laois Commuter

Probably because UK residents don't qualify for the Taxsaver scheme....

I don't know the intricacies of the tax situation of frontier workers, but what about people living in say Dundalk and working in Newry?

[Craigmore Viaduct]

Originally Posted by Mark Gleeson

Something was tried but was withdrawn due to, guess what lack of passengers

That was true then but it's a different situation now! I know many people who commute from Newry to Dublin by rail every day, most people go direct on the Enterprise or go to Dundalk, I know one guy who drives as far as Balbriggan to get the Commuter train from there. Don't understand that myself! I certainly think that a direct commuter service is likely in the coming years, particularly if the line is electrified.