Maynooth Line at Weekends

[Mark Gleeson]

Of course they won't tell us why

Maynooth / Sligo services - 25th-26th August, 1st-2nd, 8th-9th September by Corporate Communications

Iarnród Éireann advises customers that due to infrastructure works at Clonsilla Station on the weekends of 25th-26th August, 1st-2nd September, and 8th-9th September, the following services will be affected on Saturday evenings and Sunday mornings. (Please note normal services will operate this weekend, 18th-19th August)

Saturday evenings

22.05 & 23.15 Maynooth to City Centre cancelled

23.10 Pearse – Maynooth cancelled

(Last service from the City Centre will be the 21.55 Pearse – Maynooth on Saturday)

Sunday mornings

08.05 Connolly to Sligo - bus transfers Connolly-Maynooth

10.30 Maynooth to City Centre cancelled

09.30 & 10.30 Pearse to Maynooth cancelled

We apologise for the inconvenience caused by these important works. Maynooth line customers are advised to avail of Dublin Bus services at affected times.

[CSL]

Anything to do with Navan line ?

[MOH]

Thanks for the warning. This should possibly also go in Intercity / Dublin - Sligo ?

[constellation]

Of course they won't tell us why

They mention infrastructure works... Honestly, I'm not trying to be smart mouth. What do you think they should say?

[Mark Gleeson]

It should clearly state

1 Why the work is being done
2 What the outcome of the works will be from a service/passenger point of view.

There has been far too much of the essential/upgrade line in the past only to find that infact the status quo remained after the works. We know this is a turnback siding.


So it should say

In order to facilitate the installation of new track, points and signals near Clonsilla station.......

These works will enable a more reliable and higher frequency service Clonsilla Docklands as well as providing the necessary junction for the line to Dunboyne/Pace due to begin construction in .....

[ThomasJ]

Hopefully ie will do a better job with informing passengers of this change there were passengers at stations waiting on cancelled trains last week. It is an inconvinience to me but he in the longrun there will be benefits to clonsilla passengers its worth the hassle. I will either have to push myself to get the ten o clock train or get the bus home for a while. Not for too long though i take the bus home on a sunday night and it drives me crazy i dont want to be doing it too much on a saturday. Out of interest any news on possible sunday night maynooth trains in the new timetable.

[ThomasJ]

Thanks colmd im not even watching what i am writing half the time. Have to kick the habit.

[Mark Hennessy]

I got to see the works on my way home this evening.

The trackwork that was at the side of the track is now installed and the junction for the Navan line is visible so why is the service being curtailed for the next few Saturday nights?

[dowlingm]

Signalling work? The rails might be in but that mightn't mean they're considered installed?

[ThomasJ]

You can add the 21.55 pearse-maynooth to the list of cancellations. I made the mistake of not reading the updated version on the website not that i knew there was an updated version on the website

[Mark Gleeson]

Its classic Irish Rail two fingers to the passengers, put notice up then change it

Maynooth / Sligo services - 25th-26th August, 1st-2nd, 8th-9th September by Corporate Communications


Iarnród Éireann advises customers that due to infrastructure works at Clonsilla Station on the weekends of 25th-26th August, 1st-2nd September, and 8th-9th September, the following services will be affected on Saturday evenings and Sunday mornings.



Saturday evenings

22.05 & 23.15 Maynooth to City Centre cancelled

21.55 Pearse - Maynooth cancelled

23.10 Pearse – Maynooth cancelled

(Last service from the City Centre will be the 21.00 Pearse – Maynooth on Saturday)



Sunday mornings

08.05 Connolly to Sligo - bus transfers Connolly-Maynooth

09.30 Pearse to Maynooth cancelled

We apologise for the inconvenience caused by these important works. Maynooth line customers are advised to avail of Dublin Bus services at affected times.

[Mark Hennessy]

The 1030 Sunday (26-aug) Maynooth Pearse was delayed by 35 mins yesterday due to the works going on too long.

[Ronald Binge]

On Saturday the 1550 from Greystones to Maynooth was desperately slow after Connolly, arriving in Maynooth just before 1745. Cue mad dash to the 67A..

Two hours for a thirty five mile journey is simply insane.

[ThomasJ]

that was the points failure at bray. that train was about 20 minutes late arriving at clonsilla. didn't hear of anything on the connolly-maynooth side