The timetable as we understand it is that there will be an hourly service at peak and then a train every 2 hours as far as Gorey with a possibilty of 5 trains operating south of Gorey to either Wexford or Rosslare. At the moment out of Dublin if it wasn't for the shortage of railcars there would be 16:40, 17:30 and 18:35 departures today
Sligo line manages fine with a single track with a lot more trains
All services starting or terminating in Gorey will be operated by suburban railcars, services operating further will be Intercity railcars
The bulk of the problems with the Rosslare line are physical due to the hills and curves which are mostly north of Gorey. Cost to fix is in the hundreds of millions
Given a new station is being built in Rosslare at the moment the future of the line is quite secure
The hold is on the resignalling which is generally tied in with platform extensions will be Easter next year at the latest.
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