Temporary timetable change from June 3rd

haddockman · 29-05-2014, 19:49

It should be a permanent change.

Traincustomer · 29-05-2014, 20:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by haddockman

It should be a permanent change.

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ciaram · 16-06-2015, 15:26

The same change has been brought in again for this year (from 5th june) but with no notification on the IE website. I only noticed when going to book a return journey and realised the times were somewhat off..

Traincustomer · 21-06-2015, 16:16

It ought to have been mentioned on the IÉ site.

It was notified on the Irish Rail Wexford Station, Irish Rail Gorey Station, Irish Rail Arklow Station & Irish Rail Wicklow Station Facebook pages.

Further related discussion in this thread:

Traincustomer · 31-08-2015, 18:02

Quote:

Reminder: from Tues 1st Sept, evening Rosslare Europort to Dublin train departs at 17.55hrs as summer schedule ends

Source: IÉ Twitter feed

comcor · 01-09-2015, 12:30

What is the objection to making this change year-round?

Up to Arklow, the line has to be active anyway to support the 18:38 from Dublin.

From Greystones to Dublin, it is open for DART services.

Is the cost of keeping Arklow to Greystones open that high?

TBH The Wexford line needs later service, both to and from Dublin. 18:38 is very early for the last train out of Dublin. Only Waterford suffers from a similarly early departure.

James Howard · 01-09-2015, 12:53

The last Sligo train isn't a lot later at 1905 particularly when you consider that Longford and especially Mullingar are very busy commuter destinations.

Irish Rail really need to explore adding later services in general. With the student accommodation issues in Dublin, Irish Rail could serve an important social need and make a bit of money by running later services to a 2 hour trip radius from Dublin. Not to mention that long-suffering long distance commuters like myself could manage to have the odd pint with our work-colleagues.

haddockman · 02-09-2015, 23:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by comcor

What is the objection to making this change year-round?

Up to Arklow, the line has to be active anyway to support the 18:38 from Dublin.

From Greystones to Dublin, it is open for DART services.

Is the cost of keeping Arklow to Greystones open that high?

TBH The Wexford line needs later service, both to and from Dublin. 18:38 is very early for the last train out of Dublin. Only Waterford suffers from a similarly early departure.

The Rosslare Line signalman is on duty in Greystones until the last DART departs so it is all a red herring.

In the past it could be argued that keeping signal boxes open late cost money but this is not the case now.

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29-05-2014, 19:49	#1
haddockman Regular Poster Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 113	It should be a permanent change.

16-06-2015, 15:26	#3
ciaram New to the board Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 18	The same change has been brought in again for this year (from 5th june) but with no notification on the IE website. I only noticed when going to book a return journey and realised the times were somewhat off..

21-06-2015, 16:16	#4
Traincustomer Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: ar an traein Posts: 600	It ought to have been mentioned on the IÉ site. It was notified on the Irish Rail Wexford Station, Irish Rail Gorey Station, Irish Rail Arklow Station & Irish Rail Wicklow Station Facebook pages. Further related discussion in this thread:

01-09-2015, 12:30	#6
comcor Really Regular Poster Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Cork-Dublin, Cork Commuter and occasionally DART and Dublin-Wexford Posts: 855	What is the objection to making this change year-round? Up to Arklow, the line has to be active anyway to support the 18:38 from Dublin. From Greystones to Dublin, it is open for DART services. Is the cost of keeping Arklow to Greystones open that high? TBH The Wexford line needs later service, both to and from Dublin. 18:38 is very early for the last train out of Dublin. Only Waterford suffers from a similarly early departure.

01-09-2015, 12:53	#7
James Howard Really Really Regluar Poster Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Sligo Line Posts: 1,115	The last Sligo train isn't a lot later at 1905 particularly when you consider that Longford and especially Mullingar are very busy commuter destinations. Irish Rail really need to explore adding later services in general. With the student accommodation issues in Dublin, Irish Rail could serve an important social need and make a bit of money by running later services to a 2 hour trip radius from Dublin. Not to mention that long-suffering long distance commuters like myself could manage to have the odd pint with our work-colleagues.