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comcor · 18-09-2013, 14:22

It actually looks like there is fairly negligible possibility of this happening as they allow massively long connections.

For example

14:20 Dep Cork (Kent)
16:55 Arr Dublin Heuston
17:11 Dep Dublin Heuston
17:56 Arr Dublin Connolly
19:00 Dep Dublin Connolly
21:15 Arr Belfast Central

That's 2h 5 mins connection time

I daresay you could take the 15:20 from Cork, arrive in Heuston for 17:55 and walk across to Connolly, with enough time to spare to make that Belfast train.

While I know they have to have connections that people have a chance of making, adding an extra hour onto the journey isn't going to encourage anyone to take the train.

Even with a 15:20 departure, you'd be looking at 5h 55m for that journey, as opposed to about 4h 30m by car. Making it look like 6h 55m makes it an even worse option.

18-09-2013, 14:22	#4
comcor Really Regular Poster Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Cork-Dublin, Cork Commuter and occasionally DART and Dublin-Wexford Posts: 855	It actually looks like there is fairly negligible possibility of this happening as they allow massively long connections. For example 14:20 Dep Cork (Kent) 16:55 Arr Dublin Heuston 17:11 Dep Dublin Heuston 17:56 Arr Dublin Connolly 19:00 Dep Dublin Connolly 21:15 Arr Belfast Central That's 2h 5 mins connection time I daresay you could take the 15:20 from Cork, arrive in Heuston for 17:55 and walk across to Connolly, with enough time to spare to make that Belfast train. While I know they have to have connections that people have a chance of making, adding an extra hour onto the journey isn't going to encourage anyone to take the train. Even with a 15:20 departure, you'd be looking at 5h 55m for that journey, as opposed to about 4h 30m by car. Making it look like 6h 55m makes it an even worse option.