Line is reopened, single line working Portarlington Portlaoise
Serious delays of up to 3 hours to certain trains, some cancellations.
As usual no indication of refunds etc
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UPDATE: 11 00 Dublin Cork: Incident near Portarlington - major disruption to Intercity rail services by Corporate Communications
17.45hrs 16th August 2008
The 11.00hrs Dublin-Cork service this morning struck debris from a landslide on the line, approximately a quarter-mile south of Portarlington Station.
The locomotive of the train partially derailed as a result. No other carriages derailed, and thankfully nobody on board was injured.
There will be major disruption to all services between Dublin and Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Galway and Westport. However, one of the two tracks has reopened, and services are operating, albeit with major delays.
The following is the latest service information for today:
Westport Route:
13.10 Westport to Heuston: operating with delays
12.40 Heuston to Westport ; Running 120 minutes late, will be terminated at Claremorris. Bus Transfers to Castlebar, Ballina. Westport
18.05 Westport to Heuston; Bus transfers Westport/Ballina to Claremorris
17.45. Heuston to Westport Operating with delays
Galway Route
11.10 Heuston to Galway Running 180 minutes late
14.35 Heuston to Galway Running 40 minutes late
16.50 Heuston to Galway Operating with Delays
17.50 Heuston to Galway Operating with Delays
19.15 Heuston to Galway Operating with Delays
13.10 Galway to Heuston Running 35 minutes late passing Tullamore, further delays expected
15.05 Galway to Heuston Running 120 minutes late
18.05 Galway to Heuston Operating with Delays
Limerick Route
17.05 Heuston to Limerick Combined with 17.25 hrs, 17.25 Heuston to Limerick Operating with Delays
14.15 Limerick to Heuston Running 90 minutes late
17.35 Limerick to Heuston cancelled
Cork Route
17.00 Heuston to Cork Combined with 18.00, 18.00 Heuston to Cork Operating with Delays
19.00 Heuston to Cork Operating with Delays
20.00 Heuston to Cork Cancelled
21.00 Heuston to Cork Operating with Delays
14.30 Cork to Heuston Running 50 minutes late at Portlaoise, further delays expected
15.30 Cork to Heuston Cancelled
16.30 Cork to Heuston Cancelled
17.30 Cork to Heuston Operating with delays
18.30 Cork to Heuston Operating with delays
19.30 Cork to Heuston Cancelled
20.30 Cork to Heuston Expected to operate, with delays
Sunday 17th August
It is hoped that full services will operate tomorrow, Sunday 17th August, with minor delays.
However, customers are advised to check this website for latest service information before travelling.
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