[14-21/08/2009] Bus Substitution on evening services to/from Heuston

[Colm Moore]

http://www.irishrail.ie/news_centre/news.asp?action=view&news_id=410Track Improvement Work - Sallins/Portarlington - Friday 14th & Monday 17th - Friday 21st August by Corporate Communications

Due to track improvement work between Sallins and Portarlington on Friday 14th and Monday 17th to Friday 21st August the following arrangements will apply:

Please note a 23-35 minute delay may occur.


Friday 14th August

21.45 Heuston to Kildare will be substituted by buses

22.15 Heuston to Portlaoise will be substituted by buses

23.00 Heuston to Kildare will be substituted by buses

22.50 Kildare to Heuston will be substituted by buses

Also please note 18.05 Westport to Heuston will operate to Portarlington only and by second train from Portarlington to Heuston.

18.25 Waterford to Heuston will operate to Newbridge only, and by second train from Newbridge to Heuston.

19.25 Portlaoise to Heuston will operate to Kildare only, and by second train from Kildare to Heuston.


Monday 17th August

21.45 Heuston to Kildare will be substituted by buses

22.15 Heuston to Portlaoise will be substituted by buses

23.00 Heuston to Kildare will be substituted by buses

22.50 Kildare to Heuston will be substituted by buses

Also please note 18.05 Westport to Heuston will operate to Portarlington only and by second train from Portarlington to Heuston.

18.25 Waterford to Heuston will operate to Newbridge only, and by second train from Newbridge to Heuston.

19.25 Portlaoise to Heuston will operate to Kildare only, and by second train from Kildare to Heuston.


Tuesday 18th August

21.45 Heuston to Kildare will be substituted by buses

22.15 Heuston to Portlaoise will be substituted by buses

23.00 Heuston to Kildare will be substituted by buses

22.50 Kildare to Heuston will be substituted by buses

Also please note 18.05 Westport to Heuston will operate to Portarlington only and by second train from Portarlington to Heuston.


Wednesday 19th August

21.45 Heuston to Kildare will be substituted by buses

22.15 Heuston to Portlaoise will be substituted by buses

23.00 Heuston to Kildare will be substituted by buses

22.50 Kildare to Heuston will be substituted by buses

Also please note 18.05 Westport to Heuston will operate to Portarlington only and by second train from Portarlington to Heuston.

18.25 Waterford to Heuston will operate to Newbridge only, and by second train from Newbridge to Heuston.

19.25 Portlaoise to Heuston will operate to Kildare only, and by second train from Kildare to Heuston.


Thursday 20th August

21.45 Heuston to Kildare will be substituted by buses

22.15 Heuston to Portlaoise will be substituted by buses

23.00 Heuston to Kildare will be substituted by buses

22.50 Kildare to Heuston will be substituted by buses

Also please note 18.05 Westport to Heuston will operate to Portarlington only and by second train from Portarlington to Heuston.


Friday 21st August

21.45 Heuston to Kildare will be substituted by buses

22.15 Heuston to Portlaoise will be substituted by buses

23.00 Heuston to Kildare will be substituted by buses

22.50 Kildare to Heuston will be substituted by buses

Also please note 18.05 Westport to Heuston will operate to Portarlington only and by second train from Portarlington to Heuston.

18.25 Waterford to Heuston will operate to Newbridge only, and by second train from Newbridge to Heuston.

19.25 Portlaoise to Heuston will operate to Kildare only, and by second train from Kildare to Heuston.

Iarnrod Eireann apologises for any inconvenience this essential work may cause.

[ThomasJ]

Excuse the ignorance but if there are no works at hazelhatch would it not be prudent and a great training exercise for the new setup to terminate trains going out of heuston at hazelhatch and run bus substitutions from there? Surely the carpark is big enough?

[Mark Gleeson]

You can't terminate a train in Hazelhatch

[ThomasJ]

You can't terminate a train in Hazelhatch

How come?

I remember you mentioning one of the mornings services in and out of heuston were halted and you stated services should have been run to and from hazelhatch. How could this be done?

No crossovers in the area?

Also can the new setup not be used?

[Mark Gleeson]

The current track layout in Hazelhatch does not allow for terminating trains, the old one did as will the new one when it goes live later this year