[2-7-2009] Southside DART and Gorey/Rosslare disruption

[ThomasJ]

Must have been some rain last night! Must have been pretty bad to close dun laoghaire booterstown that hasnt happened in a long time! (that section back open by the way)

UPDATE 2nd July: Southside DART and Gorey commuter service disruption: flooding by Corporate Communications


UPDATE 07.00hrs, Thursday 2nd July

Following torrential rain overnight, southside DART services and Gorey / Rosslare services are currently experiencing disruption due to flooding.

DART

DART services are suspended between Dalkey and Dun Laoghaire until further notice. Dublin Bus will accept rail tickets from southside DART customers. The section between Dun Laoghaire and Booterstown has reopened following earlier flooding.

Gorey / Rosslare services

06.00 Gorey to Dublin and 05.35 Rosslare Europort to Dublin, as well as 07.26 Dublin to Rosslare Europort may involve bus transfers, subject to flooding levels. 07.40 Rosslare Europort to Dublin will be replaced by buses.

Iarnrod Éireann apologises for the inconvenience caused.

http://www.irishrail.ie/news_centre/...ew&news_id=367

[Mark Gleeson]

UPDATE 2nd July: Southside DART and Gorey commuter returning to normal by Corporate Communications

UPDATE 09.00hrs, 2nd July 2009

The line between Dalkey and Dun Laoghaire is being reopened following earlier flooding.

From now, the northbound line is open, allowing services from Bray, Greystones, Gorey and Rosslare to operate normally.

It is anticipated that the southbound line will reopen at approximately 09.30hrs, allowing services to Bray, Greystones, Gorey and Rosslare to operate normally.

Iarnród Éireann apologises customers for this morning's disruption, caused by torrential rain overnight.

The use of the term normal is not appropriate, things will be far from normal for a number of hours

[shweeney]

Originally Posted by ThomasJ

Must have been some rain last night! Must have been pretty bad to close dun laoghaire booterstown that hasnt happened in a long time! (that section back open by the way)

the section between DL and Dalkey however closes anytime theres a few drops of rain - could they not do something about the drainage there (and the ridiculous walking-pace linespeed while they're at it).

[Mark Gleeson]

Originally Posted by shweeney

the section between DL and Dalkey however closes anytime theres a few drops of rain - could they not do something about the drainage there (and the ridiculous walking-pace linespeed while they're at it).

A huge amount of work was done in 2000 to fix the drainage, it worked for a few years and then trouble started. The line should not flood

[Colm Moore]

Originally Posted by Mark Gleeson

The line should not flood

Well, if they kept the drains clean, it might help. I'm not sure exactly where floods (I had a look recently), but a lot of the drains around Sandycove could do with the removal of grit, dirt and litter.