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Originally Posted by Mark Gleeson
They have totally missed the social change of the last 10 years but I would argue that its places such as Wicklow, Arklow, Mullingar, Port Laois (within the 30-50 mile ring) should be priorities for later services and that extreme long distance commuting (+50miles) should be actively discouraged. Doing so provides an enhanced service to the busier closer to Dublin area, better use of resources etc
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I was on the last train to Dundalk last Thursday,
leaves Dublin at 11:20pm and arrives in Dundalk at 12:36am
Last train to Wicklow from Dublin leaves at 6:37pm and arrives in at 7:35pm
Last train from Wicklow to Dublin leaves at 9:07pm and arrives in at 10:12pm
Now which direction at this time would more customers want to travel?
you may notice it takes less time to travel Dublin Wicklow in rush hour than Wicklow Dublin off peak.....
I guess though IE's market research shows that what annoys customers the most is people dodging fares.... more than no trains, crap service, carriages that stink of urine, carriages that are too hot/too cold