[09-03-09] Southbound DART delays

[MOH]

DART stopped in Pearse at 09.40 and driver announced that due to "an incident at Landsdowne Rd", the DART would remain there for "a while". Said DB were honouring rail tickets, so presumably the delay is likely to indeed be "a while".

[KSW]

http://irishrail.ie/news_centre/travel_alerts.asp?action=view&news_id=482

Rail services suspended: Pearse to Dun Laoghaire by Corporate Communications

9th March 2009, 09.40hrs
DART and Commuter services are currently suspended between Pearse and Dun Laoghaire Stations, following a person on the line being struck by a train near Lansdowne Road Station. The emergency services are currently attending the scene.
Dublin Bus will accept rail tickets for customers affected by the disruption.
Iarnród Éireann apologises for the inconvenience caused.

[Thomas Ralph]

That's rather unfortunate. Suspending all the way to Dun Laoghaire seems a bit much though.

[Thomas Ralph]

Rail services resume: Pearse to Dun Laoghaire by Corporate Communications

9th March 2009, UPDATE 11.30hrs

DART and Commuter services have resumed between Pearse and Dun Laoghaire Stations, following an earlier incident in which a person on the line was struck by a train near Lansdowne Road Station.

Iarnród Éireann apologises for the inconvenience caused.

[MOH]

Once again, the 'realtime' system at 10:15 was showing delays of only a couple of minutes.

[Colm Moore]

By "Southbound", do I take it that they mean southside? Someone travelling Dun Laoghaire to Pearseis travelling northbound.

[MOH]

By "Southbound", do I take it that they mean southside? Someone travelling Dun Laoghaire to Pearseis travelling northbound.

I think it was just me who said "southbound" - at the time all I knew was that the s'bound DART I was on was delayed.