[March 2010] Kildare-Portarlington disruption and bus replacement

Colm Moore · 10-03-2010, 10:51

http://www.irishrail.ie/news_centre/news.asp?action=view&news_id=666

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Engineering Works between Cherryville Jctn. and Portarlington - Saturday 13th March by Corporate Communications

Due to engineering works between Cherryville Junction and Portarlington on Saturday 13th March, the following service alterations will be in place:

20.30hrs Cork - Heuston will operate to Portlaoise only. Bus transfers will operate from Portlaoise to Heuston.

21.00hrs Heuston - Cork service will be a bus transfer to Portlaoise and train from Portlaoise to Cork.

22.10hrs Heuston - Portlaoise service will operate to Kildare only.

18.20hrs Waterford - Heuston service will operate to Newbridge only. Passengers can transfer to train at Newbridge due to depart at 20.35hrs.

22.50 Limerick Junction to Limerick is deferred to 23.39hrs.

Please note: A 25/30 minute delay may occur.

Iarnród Éireann apologises for any inconvenience caused.

Mark Gleeson · 10-03-2010, 11:07

Irish Rail saying nothing but the 20th will be a repeat of these works

Thomas Ralph · 10-03-2010, 11:29

I hope they'll have enough buses to take the rugby match traffic, which will be substantial for the 2100 service on the 20th.

ACustomer · 10-03-2010, 13:10

If the works are between Cherryville and Portarlington, why is a Waterford-Dublin train (1820) being terminated at Newbridge? I could understand being tereminated at Athy, but if it can get through Cherryville why not go on to Heuston?

Or are the works somewhere else and Corporate Communications have it wrong (again)?

Kilocharlie · 11-03-2010, 21:20

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Originally Posted by ACustomer

If the works are between Cherryville and Portarlington, why is a Waterford-Dublin train (1820) being terminated at Newbridge? I could understand being tereminated at Athy, but if it can get through Cherryville why not go on to Heuston?

Or are the works somewhere else and Corporate Communications have it wrong (again)?

Passengers change trains in Newbridge.

Perhaps the ex-Waterford train is needed elsewhere - Portlaoise(?) - if it went to Heuston it might be too late to travel to Portlaosie.

Thomas Ralph · 15-03-2010, 11:03

The work on the 20th seems to have vanished, but it's shown up on the 18th, 19th, and 27th. And on the affected journeys, the price has jumped up from €10 to €36 for a worse service

Kilocharlie · 24-03-2010, 23:08

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Originally Posted by Mark Gleeson

Irish Rail saying nothing but the 20th will be a repeat of these works

And the 27th according to notices in Heuston

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10-03-2010, 11:29	#3
Thomas Ralph IT Officer Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Greenwich, London Posts: 1,860	I hope they'll have enough buses to take the rugby match traffic, which will be substantial for the 2100 service on the 20th.

10-03-2010, 13:10	#4
ACustomer Really Regular Poster Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 767	If the works are between Cherryville and Portarlington, why is a Waterford-Dublin train (1820) being terminated at Newbridge? I could understand being tereminated at Athy, but if it can get through Cherryville why not go on to Heuston? Or are the works somewhere else and Corporate Communications have it wrong (again)?

15-03-2010, 11:03	#6
Thomas Ralph IT Officer Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Greenwich, London Posts: 1,860	The work on the 20th seems to have vanished, but it's shown up on the 18th, 19th, and 27th. And on the affected journeys, the price has jumped up from €10 to €36 for a worse service