View Full Version : [30/10 - 2/11/2009] Heuston Station Closed due Kildare Route Project
Mark Gleeson
09-10-2009, 12:25
Despite it saying the 10th and 11th in the title its 30th of October
Heuston Services - Sat 10th and Sunday 11th October by Corporate Communications
Iarnrod Eireann wish to advise customers that due to extensive engineering works taking place from 20.00hrs Friday 30th October to midnight Sunday 1st November a revised timetable, including bus transfers, will be in place for all train services into and out of Heuston. This includes all services to and from Cork, Tralee, Limerick, Galway, Westport and Waterford.
This revised timetable will shortly be available on our website.
Edit Irish Rail have corrected the notice title
Colm Moore
09-10-2009, 19:43
http://www.irishrail.ie/news_centre/news.asp?action=view&news_id=504 Heuston Services - Fri 30th October to Sun 1st November by Corporate Communications
Iarnrod Eireann wish to advise customers that due to extensive engineering works taking place from 20.00hrs Friday 30th October to midnight Sunday 1st November a revised timetable, including bus transfers, will be in place for all train services into and out of Heuston. This includes all services to and from Cork, Tralee, Limerick, Galway, Westport and Waterford.
Iarnrod Eireann apologises for any inconvenience this essential work may cause.
And this one?
http://www.irishrail.ie/news_centre/news.asp?action=view&news_id=524 Heuston to Cork Services - Fri 9th and Sat 10th October by Corporate Communications
Due to track improvement work on Friday 9th and Saturday 10th October, the following arrangements will apply:
Friday 9th October
21.00 hrs. Heuston to Cork service will operate to Limerick Junction only. Cork and Mallow passengers will be transferred by road from Thurles.
Please note a 25 - 35 minute delay may occur.
Saturday 10th October
20.00 hrs. Heuston to Cork service will operate to Limerick Junction only. Cork and Mallow passengers will be transferred by road from Thurles.
21.00 hrs. Heuston to Cork service will operate to Portlaoise only with bus transfers from Portlaoise to Thurles, Limerick Junction, Mallow, Cork and Limerick.
Please note a 25 - 35 minute delay may occur.
Iarnrod Eireann apologies for any inconvenience this essential work may cause.
Mark Gleeson
13-10-2009, 16:06
We understand that the 4 track section from Hazelhatch to Cherry Orchard will be brought into service as part of these works.
Kilocharlie
18-10-2009, 21:21
Route Planner shows bus transfers from Heuston to:
Thurles for Cork, Limerick and Tralee; Cork has a 2 hourly service
Portarlingtion for Galway, Westport
Carlow for Waterford.
The closure extends all way the to Thurles - long way from the 4 track section! Perhaps work in being done elsewhere as well.
Notice has disappeared off front page of the website, though as noted the online timtable shows bus transfers. Considering the closure is happening this weekend, IR would do well to put the notice back up on the front page.
Mark Gleeson
27-10-2009, 11:43
Its certainly going ahead this weekend
The latest is the up fast track, the outer track on the north side of the line will go live next Monday, the current up track will be removed from service.
The new signalling should make a huge difference for Dublin bound services as the gap between trains will reduce from the current 5-7 minutes to 3-4 minutes
Its certainly going ahead this weekend
The latest is the up fast track, the outer track on the north side of the line will go live next Monday, the current up track will be removed from service.
The new signalling should make a huge difference for Dublin bound services as the gap between trains will reduce from the current 5-7 minutes to 3-4 minutes
Hi Mark,
Are they going to relay the current up track once it is taken out of service?
Finbarr.
Mark Gleeson
27-10-2009, 14:01
No idea, though it is possible. However such work will not cause cancellations and so on as the 4 track sections is in place
ACustomer
28-10-2009, 11:36
The IE website has a load of General News items on its homepage. Some of these relate to travel to a world cup match in France or to things like the closure of a level corssing in Co Clare on a line which has no rail service. Right at the bottom, is a piece on the very major disruption to services out of Heuston next weekend: you really have to look hard to notice it.
Major disruptions should get more prominent treatment, as is done in the case of the Malahide collapse.
Mark Gleeson
28-10-2009, 11:37
There was a notice, its gone missing :D
There was a flyer on the tables of most trains out of Heuston last weekend with full details, just a pity it didn't have any dates on it
Newbridge station has a few hand-written notices up (real blink and you would miss them affairs).
Mark Gleeson
28-10-2009, 13:50
In addition to the works at Hazelhatch and Cherry Orchard to hook up the two new tracks, there is work elsewhere on the route
Ballybrophy, final works on the new points
Track relaying between Portlaoise and Portarlington
There are other works ongoing as well
Colm Moore
02-11-2009, 02:49
Notice was changed at some stage.
http://www.irishrail.ie/news_centre/news.asp?action=view&news_id=504 Alteration to services in and out of Heuston this weekend due to major engineering works by Corporate Communications
Due to major engineering works in the vicinity of Heuston there will be alterations to all services in and out of the station from 20:00hrs on Friday 30th October to 23:00hrs on Sunday 1st November
Bus Transfers
From 20.00hrs on Friday 30th October and up to 23.00hrs on Sunday 1st November bus transfers will be in operation to and from:
* Heuston Station and Portlaoise/Thurles for Cork, Tralee and Limerick services
* Heuston Station and Portarlington for Galway and Westport services
* Heuston Station and Carlow for Waterford services
Affected services will be delayed up to 45 minutes.
An amended timetable is available through the journey planner on this website and a pdf document can be found below.
Kildare Commuter Services
All Commuter services between Heuston and Kildare are cancelled during this disruption.
Advice to Passengers with Special Needs
Any mobility impaired passengers requiring to travel during the period of curtailed services should contact our special needs helpline at (01) 703 3299 between 09:00hrs and 17:30hrs Monday to Friday.
Iarnród Eireann apologise to our customers for any inconvenience this essential work may cause.
For further information call 1850 366222 between 08:30hrs to 18:00hrs
Amended Timetable http://www.irishrail.ie/upload/heustonclosure.pdf
ACustomer
02-11-2009, 09:12
As of 9am to-day (Nov 2nd) the IE website has a prominent notice of disruptions at Heuston "this weekend".
Great, how they had a totally obscure notice when it was needed a week ago, and now that the work has been finished, they have a prominent and misleading notice. As least they are consistent (or consistently incompetent).
Its certainly going ahead this weekend
The latest is the up fast track, the outer track on the north side of the line will go live next Monday, the current up track will be removed from service.
The new signalling should make a huge difference for Dublin bound services as the gap between trains will reduce from the current 5-7 minutes to 3-4 minutes
It hasn't made any difference to timings so far - the 0918 Newbridge-Heuston was it's customary 10 minutes late into Newbridge.
The train went on the new up "fast" track but I guess it is speed limited at the moment because the train wasn't going very fast at all. However the ride on this track is a lot smoother.
Mark Gleeson
04-11-2009, 11:17
The new fast track is up and running, the problem is trains arriving late into Hazelhatch due to the speed limits beyond Newbridge
The time from a non stop train passing Hazelhatch till a full green signal is under 3 minutes (60 seconds for yellow, 120 seconds for a double yellow), in the past it was upwards of 5 minutes.
The new track is subject to speed limit, I think its 75mph for the first few weeks while it finally settles then it will be full 100mph up on the previous 90mph. There is also a 25 mph limit at the interface point at Cherry Orchard, that will be 60mph within a week or so once the transition rails are welded up.
Its very smooth alright
The second up track is complete but blocked off, probably to allow the crossovers at Hazelhatch and Adamstown to be completed
Ok that's good to know. It will be nice when full advantage of it can be taken.
On a related note, is there any sign when the weekend works out of Heuston will end?
Mark Gleeson
04-11-2009, 15:17
Sadly not, though there is only one really nasty set to come when the new points for the outbound junction at Cherry Orchard and the junction outbound at Hazelhatch are put in, that will be a Friday eve - Sun afternoon size gig.
Most of the hassle last weekend was the signalling system cutover, which is now done
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