[20/03/2012] Nenagh, Limerick and Commuter service improvements - REVISED SCHEDULE

[Colm Moore]

http://www.irishrail.ie/cat_news.jsp?i=4483&p=116&n=237

Nenagh, Limerick and Commuter service improvements - REVISED SCHEDULE, FROM 20TH MARCH
16 March 2012

PLEASE NOTE CHANGES TO 05.15 LIMERICK TO DUBLIN VIA NENAGH

A new morning direct Intercity rail service from Nenagh and Roscrea amongst others to Dublin has commenced.

The new service is one of a number of changes which benefits rail customers from the Nenagh branch line, serving Castleconnell, Birdhill, Nenagh, Roscrea and Cloughjordan. There are also improvements to Limerick/Dublin services and Kildare commuter services as a result, following approval of changes by the National Transport Authority.

The new service and service changes are (REVISED SCHEDULE, FROM TUES 20TH MARCH):

- New 05.05 Limerick to Dublin via Nenagh service (Mon-Fri), serving Castleconnell (05.25), Birdhill (05.34), Nenagh (06.04), Cloughjordan (06.23) and Roscrea (06.43) arriving in Dublin Heuston at 08.33.

- The new 05.05 Limerick to Dublin via Nenagh service will also serve Ballybrophy (07.09), Portlaoise (07.25), Monasterevan (07.39), Kildare (07.49), Newbridge (07.56), Sallins (08.04), Hazelhatch (08.13) and Adamstown (08.18), giving a morning commuter servicefor these towns.

- In addition, the 07.25 Portlaoise to Dublin is advanced to 07.16, serving Sallins, Hazelhatch and Adamstown

- New direct 13.40 Heuston to Limerick service daily (Mon to Sat) serving Portlaoise (14.39), Thurles (15.08) and arriving in Limerick at 15.50.

- Nenagh branch customers will now connect off the 17.05 Heuston to Tralee service in the evenings at Ballybrophy (departs Ballybrophy 18.20), replacing the existing connection off the 17.25 Heuston to Limerick service

- A new additional evening connection will be provided for Nenagh branch customers off the 18.00 Heuston to Cork service at Ballybrophy (departs Ballybrophy at 19.15)

- The existing 16.45 Limerick to Ballybrophy via Nenagh service will be rescheduled to depart at 16.05, arriving at Ballybrophy at 18.00, and connecting with the 18.16 Ballybrophy to Dublin Heuston service.

- The existing 17.45 Limerick to Nenagh commuter service will now be rescheduled to depart at 17.05 from Limerick to Nenagh, and will continue to Cloughjordan and Ballybrophy also.

- The existing 10.05 Ballybrophy to Limerick via Nenagh will now arrive in Limerick at 11.59, and the 12.00 Limerick to Limerick Junction will now depart at 12.02, to allow a connection between these two trains.

The service changes will increase connections between Dublin and Nenagh from two each way currently to four Nenagh to Dublin connections and three Dublin to Nenagh connections daily.

Fares for customers travelling from Nenagh and Roscrea to Dublin are:

Nenagh-Dublin
Adult Single: €25.50
Adult Day Return: €26.00
Adult Open Return: €33.00
Student Single: €17.50
Student Open Return: €25.00
Child fares: 50% of adult fare rounded down to nearest 50c

Roscrea-Dublin
Adult Single: €24.00
Adult Day Return: €24.50
Adult Open Return: €32.00
Student Single: €14.50
Student Open Return: €20.90
Child fares: 50% of adult fare rounded down to nearest 50c


Full details of the new Dublin to Limerick via Nenagh timetable are now available.

[Mark Gleeson]

Of course this change happened on March 15th not March 20th

The 07:16 did not run Friday 16th

[Charlie Hungerford]

Originally Posted by Mark Gleeson

Of course this change happened on March 15th not March 20th

Are the NTA just some form of rubber stamping mechanism? IE made significant unadvertised changes to a route schedule for two days in a row and yet there seems to be no comeback.