Now no Bookings after May4th

Jamie2k9 · 20-03-2017, 13:54

It's clearly a bad choice of wording.

They have updated:

Quote:

To facilitate the upgrade of our booking system, bookings for services beyond the 4th May are currently not available to purchase.

We plan to extend online booking availability beyond 4th May in the near future, and will update this page when confirmed.

To view timetables for the 5th May onwards, please visit our Timetable page.

ACustomer · 06-04-2017, 08:27

To-day (less than 30 days to go) there are still no bookings available beyond May 4th.

A revised notice on the IE website says that they "plan" to have post-May 4th bookings available by April 24th. That's just 10 days advance availability, which is a disgrace, considering how long this mess has been going on.

I hope that this "plan" is closely monitored. A private business would not survive such incompetent behaviour.

Colm Moore · 20-04-2017, 17:25

http://www.irishrail.ie/news/bookings-unavailable

Quote:

Bookings Unavailable Beyond 4th May 2017
08 March 2017

To facilitate the upgrade of our booking system, bookings for services beyond the 4th May are currently not available to purchase.

We are currently in the process of launching a new booking system. To facilitate the transition from the old to the new system, dates after 4th May are not bookable at the moment.

Dates after 4th May will be available online week commencing 24th April, the week the new system goes live. In the interim, to view timetables for the 5th May onwards, please visit our Timetable page.

Customers are also advised, on Sunday 23rd April, this site will be unavailable from 18:00hrs – 04:30hrs on Monday 24th April to facilitate this transition.

Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Jamie2k9 · 24-04-2017, 09:16

They have launched the new booking system with a new fare structure:
Non Flexible
* - No Refund
* - No Cancellation
* - Non Transferable
* - Lowest Fare

Medium Flexible
* - Cancellation with T&T"s
* - Fee Applies
* - Option to travel on the next service after schedule or before scheduled only

Fully Flexible
* - Full Refund
* - Travel on other services no restriction

Dublin13 · 24-04-2017, 09:35

It's great having the four fare types listed, but if you hover over each heading where the little i is, it doesn't tell you what that type of fare offers, for example, hover over "No Flex" and it shows "No Flexible Fare" when it should show details of what each fare type is.

I know if you click the fare it will show you details, but surely it should do it on the hover over of the headings, the i gives the impression it would.

"Mag Stripe on TVM" being used for ticket collection method is obvious to most of us but for a lot of people it won't be, surely some more friendly terminology can be used here?

Meanwhile there still is no ability to type your own time or select your own time in the booking engine, still this silly time window selections from a drop down.

Jamie2k9 · 24-04-2017, 10:56

South Tipp Line now offering online fares.

James Howard · 24-04-2017, 12:40

Wow - there are some fabulous discounts available on the Sligo line. Just did random checks on about 5 different dates and all three fare bands are the exact same price for every train on all 5 days.

12.29 each way makes for a whopping 7 cent discount on a walk-up day return from Edgeworthstown to Connolly. In fairness, the same fare seems to be available to return on a different day which represents a decent saving on an open return.

24-04-2017, 09:35	#5
Dublin13 Regular Poster Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 130	It's great having the four fare types listed, but if you hover over each heading where the little i is, it doesn't tell you what that type of fare offers, for example, hover over "No Flex" and it shows "No Flexible Fare" when it should show details of what each fare type is. I know if you click the fare it will show you details, but surely it should do it on the hover over of the headings, the i gives the impression it would. "Mag Stripe on TVM" being used for ticket collection method is obvious to most of us but for a lot of people it won't be, surely some more friendly terminology can be used here? Meanwhile there still is no ability to type your own time or select your own time in the booking engine, still this silly time window selections from a drop down. Last edited by Dublin13 : 24-04-2017 at 09:41.

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06-04-2017, 08:27	#2
ACustomer Really Regular Poster Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 767	To-day (less than 30 days to go) there are still no bookings available beyond May 4th. A revised notice on the IE website says that they "plan" to have post-May 4th bookings available by April 24th. That's just 10 days advance availability, which is a disgrace, considering how long this mess has been going on. I hope that this "plan" is closely monitored. A private business would not survive such incompetent behaviour.

24-04-2017, 09:16	#4
Jamie2k9 Really Really Regluar Poster Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 2,146	They have launched the new booking system with a new fare structure: Non Flexible * - No Refund * - No Cancellation * - Non Transferable * - Lowest Fare Medium Flexible * - Cancellation with T&T"s * - Fee Applies * - Option to travel on the next service after schedule or before scheduled only Fully Flexible * - Full Refund * - Travel on other services no restriction

24-04-2017, 10:56	#6
Jamie2k9 Really Really Regluar Poster Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 2,146	South Tipp Line now offering online fares.

24-04-2017, 12:40	#7
James Howard Really Really Regluar Poster Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Sligo Line Posts: 1,115	Wow - there are some fabulous discounts available on the Sligo line. Just did random checks on about 5 different dates and all three fare bands are the exact same price for every train on all 5 days. 12.29 each way makes for a whopping 7 cent discount on a walk-up day return from Edgeworthstown to Connolly. In fairness, the same fare seems to be available to return on a different day which represents a decent saving on an open return.