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24-08-2009, 08:52 | #1 |
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I finally got to use the service on Saturday.
Kent Station was insanely packed because of people trying to get to Dublin for the All-Ireland football semi. But as those kind of things are a one-off, it can probably be forgiven. Some observations
For the record, the trains I used were the 11:15am Cork-Midleton and the 2:45pm Midleton-Cork. As an aside, when upgrades are done to the TVMs, is it possible to push the software on remotely or does someone need to go to the machine and do it? Obviously, they must be connected to the internet or some EDI system if they can handle card payments, so the connectivity is there. |
24-08-2009, 08:58 | #2 |
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Software is done remotely
Its frequently cheaper to buy a ticket to Cork and a ticket from there to Dublin. There was to be a staff presence for the first few weeks at Midleton but it never happened, even though it was advertised internally in Irish Rail Little Island and Carrigtwohill have TVM's. Glounethaune is currently staffed
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Midleton and Carrigtwohill appear to be integrated on the on-line timetable and maps http://www.irishrail.ie/home/maps/co...490&field=from Just beware of the last connection from Carrigtwohill to Cobh at night - bring a sleeping bag.
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02-09-2009, 13:54 | #4 |
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Although the engineering works that caused the bus substitutions are supposed to be ending this week, the online timetable seems to indicate that it will be going on for at least another week.
Are these related to the Lower Glanmire Road bridge? And as the train crawls going through the bridge construction site, can we expect journey times to be reduced, even by only a minute, when its done? |
02-09-2009, 14:02 | #5 |
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Works will continue till at least the end of the month
New signaling has to be installed and commissioned, thats one of the reasons behind the crawl Any time saving will be offset by the new Dunkettle station if it ever gets built
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14-09-2009, 14:15 | #6 |
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Midleton Station & Carrigtwohill Station are still not on the TVM's! Got to Kent Station yesterday at 13:45, queued for 16minutes at the booking office due large crowds heading on the 14:30 to Dublin. Missed my train to Midleton, so ended up going to Glounthaune instead to get someone to pick me up!! Its madness with the line re-opened almost 2 months at this stage!
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14-09-2009, 16:16 | #7 |
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The only time I used it so far, I almost didn't get it because of getting mixed up in the queues for tickets to Dublin. I naively thought I could arrive at Kent Station at 5 past the hour for a quarter past departure and have plenty of time. And yet the ticket vending machines were unused at the time.
I assume the service was quite heavily used over the weekend because of the Midleton Food Festival? |
14-09-2009, 16:21 | #8 |
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A few extra trains ran, but as always they where not advertised
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14-09-2009, 16:22 | #9 | |
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I have sent a letter off to Kent Station about the ticket machines not having Midleton & Carrigtwohill on them! Is mad that they do not have them on it - almost 2 months after it opening! |
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