Rail Users Ireland Forum - October Bank Holiday Weekend

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October Bank Holiday Weekend Service Arrangements - Sat 24th & Sun 25th

08 October 2015

There will be service alterations on Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th October on all routes.

Customers travelling over the October Bank Holiday Weekend are advised to check times before travelling, through the journey planner above. For Intercity services, customers are advised to book in advance, particularly at busiest times on Friday evening 23th October and Monday 26th October.

There will be service alteations on Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th October on all routes from Dublin Heuston and Dublin Connolly including DART services.

Service Arrangements - Saturday 24th October

Cork Services
Due to engineering works between Hazelhatch/Sallins, Kildare/Monasterevin and Mallow/Cork bus transfers will operate from Mallow to Cork on the following services;

16.00hrs Dublin Heuston - Cork
17.00hrs Dublin Heuston - Cork
18.00hrs Dublin Heuston - Cork
19.00hrs Dublin Heuston - Cork
21.00hrs Dublin Heuston - Cork is advanced to 20.20hrs and will operate to Mallow only with bus transfers from Mallow to Cork.
18.20hrs Cork - Dublin Heuston will be bus transfers from Cork to Mallow and by train from Mallow to Heuston.
20.20hrs Cork - Dublin Heuston will be bus transfers direct from Cork to Heuston.

Please note that bus transfers will also operate from Cork to Mallow and by train from Mallow to Portlaoise only, with bus transfers from Portlaoise to Heuston.

Due to engineering works between Cork and Mallow the following services will be substituted by buses;

18.05hrs Cork - Mallow
18.45hrs Cork - Mallow
22.00hrs Cork - Mallow
23.00hrs Cork - Mallow
19.30hrs Mallow - Cork
22.30hrs Mallow - Cork

Tralee Services
Due to engineering works between Mallow and Cork the following services will operate to Mallow only then bus transfers will operate from Mallow to Cork.

17.05hrs Tralee - Cork
19.05hrs Tralee - Cork
20.55hrs Cork - Tralee will be bus transfers from Cork to Mallow and by train from Mallow to Tralee.

Limerick Services
Due to engineering works between Hazelhatch/Sallins, Kildare/Monasterevin and Mallow/Cork

19.38hrs Limerick Jctn. - Ennis is deferred to 19.43
20.45hrs Limerick - Limerick Jctn. is deferred to 21.05
22.38hrs Limerick Jctn. - Limerick is advanced to 22.00.

Galway and Westport Services
Due to engineering works between Hazelhatch/Sallins and Kildare/Monasterevin the following bus transfers will operate;

18.15hrs Westport - Dublin Heuston will operate to Portarlington only with bus transfers from Portarlington to Heuston.
19.20hrs Galway - Dublin Heuston will operate to Portarlington only, with bus transfers from Portarlington to Heuston.

Portlaoise and Kildare to Dublin Services
Due to engineering works between Hazelhatch/Sallins and Kildare/Monasterevin the following services arrangements will take place;

20.15hrs Dublin Heuston - Kildare is extended to Portlaoise
21.05hrs Dublin Heuston - Portlaoise will operate to Hazelhatch only
22.10hrs Dublin Heuston - Portlaoise will operate to Hazelhatch only
23.10hrs Dublin Heuston - Kildare will operate to Hazelhatch only with bus transfers from Hazelhatch to Sallins, Newbridge and Kildare.
21.20hrs Portlaoise - Dublin Heuston, 22.00hrs Kildare - Dublin Heuston and 22.25hrs Portlaoise - Dublin Heuston are cancelled.
A 22.21hrs Hazelhatch - Dublin Heuston and 23.10hrs Hazelhatch - Dublin Heuston will operate.

Service Arrangements - Sunday 25th October

Cork Services
Due to engineering works between Hazelhatch/Sallins and Kildare/Monasterevin the 10.50hrs Mallow - Cork is deferred to 11.25hrs.

Tralee Services
Due to engineering works between Hazelhatch/Sallins and Kildare/Monasterevin the 08.30hrs Dublin Heuston - Tralee will commence from Portlaoise then bus transfers will operate from Heuston to Portlaoise.

Limerick Services
Due to engineering works between Hazelhatch/Sallins and Kildare/Monasterevin the 10.13hrs Limerick Jctn. - Limerick is deferred to 10.51hrs.

Galway and Westport Services
Due to engineering works between Hazelhatch/Sallins and Kildare/Monasterevin the following service arrangements will take place;

08.00hrs Dublin Heuston - Galway will commence from Portarlington then bus transfers will operate from Dublin Heuston to Portarlington
09.40hrs Athlone - Westport is deferred to 10.05hrs
11.05hrs Manulla Jctn. - Ballina is deferred to 11.30hrs
11.00hrs Galway - Dublin Heuston is deferred to 11.20hrs.

Waterford Services
Due to engineering works between Hazelhatch/Sallins and Kildare/Monasterevin the 09.10hrs Dublin Heuston - Waterford will commence from Athy then bus transfers will operate from Dublin Heuston to Athy.

Connolly and DART Service Arrangements - Saturday 24th, Sunday 25th and Monday 26th October

Due to major engineering works between Pearse and Malahide there will be no train service between Pearse & Howth / Malahide.

The following DART stations will be closed;

Portmarnock
Clongriffin
Howth
Sutton
Bayside
Howth Junction & Donaghmede
Kilbarrack
Raheny
Harmonstown
Killester
Clontarf Rd
Tara Street

DART services will operate to/from Pearse, Bray and Greystones only.

Dublin Bus will accept all valid rail tickets on scheduled services between closed DART stations and City Centre.

Belfast and Dundalk/Drogheda Services

Dundalk/Drogheda services will operate to/from Malahide. Bus transfers will operate to/from Malahide, Connolly & Pearse stations.

NOTE: Due to Dublin City Marathon on Monday 26th October, this bus service will operate to/from Connolly only i.e. No shuttle service between Pearse and Connolly on Monday 26th October, 2015.

Belfast services will operate to/from Drogheda. A bus transfer will operate to/from Drogheda/Connolly.

Sligo and Maynooth Services

Sligo and Maynooth services will operate to/from Connolly.
Rosslare Services

Rosslare services will operate to/from Pearse station only.

Customers travelling on all other routes should make sure to check times through the journey planner above.

Customers in need of assistance can contact us at 01 7032358.

Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail apologise for the inconvenience caused by these necessary works.