Malahide viaduct collapse - Affecting Enterprise and Northern Commuter Services

[Thomas Ralph]

Due to the collapse of a 20m segment of the Malahide viaduct on Friday 21st August, train services between Malahide and Skerries are suspended until further notice.

Enterprise services are operating between Belfast and Drogheda, with coach transfers between Drogheda and Connolly. Delays are expected. Additionally, we expect some services to be operated by non-Enterprise trains.

Drogheda and Dundalk commuter services are currently operating to and from Skerries, to a modified timetable. Donabate station is closed. DART services are not affected.

Saturday: Trains will operate between Dundalk/Drogheda and Skerries as follows:

Depart Drogheda: 06.30, 07.30 (starts from Dundalk 07.03), 08.30, 09.30, 11.30, 13.30, 15.30, 17.30, 19.30, 21.30

Depart Skerries: 07.00, 08.00, 09.00, 10.00, 11.00, 12.00, 14.00, 16.00, 18.00, 20.00, 22.00

Sunday: Trains will operate between Drogheda and Skerries as follows:

Depart Drogheda: 09.00, 10.00, 11.00, 12.00, 14.00, 16.00, 18.00, 20.00, 22.05

Depart Skerries: 09.30, 10.30, 11.30, 12.30, 14.30, 16.30, 18.30, 20.30, 23.54 (last service will operate as a bus)

Weekday service details are not available yet, but rail tickets will be accepted on bus services and Dublin Bus route 33 (Balbriggan-Skerries-Rush-Lusk-Swords-Dublin) is due to have increased frequency and operate some services through the Port Tunnel.

Current best-case predictions are for the line to reopen in November.

Discussion of the incident in general is at http://www.railusers.ie/forum/showthread.php?t=10256; please keep messages on this thread to service updates.

[ThomasJ]

As an aside, just to let people north of skerries affected know bus eireann has announced via its twitter site it will be running extra buses on its 101 (to drogheda via balbriggan and airport), 100x to dundalk (via dublin port tunnel and drogheda) and 1 (to belfast) routes

[ThomasJ]

Just to let you know ie are running a bus substitution for the 23.20 connolly dundalk leaving from the taxi rank at connolly this will call at all stations from donabate onwards

[have heard this might become a routine nightly thing but i would suggest people contact ie to confirm if they are to use this service]

[Colm Moore]

http://www.irishrail.ie/news_centre/travel_alerts.asp?action=view&news_id=500

UPDATE 10.15HRS, 23RD AUGUST Ongoing major disruption to Northern Commuter, and Belfast Enterprise by Corporate Communications

UPDATE 10.15hrs, Sunday 23rd August

There is significant disruption to Northern commuter, and Belfast Enterprise services due to a serious incident in which a 20 metre section of the viaduct has given way across Broadmeadow estuary, north of Malahide yesterday evening. The incident occurred shortly before 18.30hrs on Friday.

An investigation into this extremely serious incident is underway.

Services:

Northern commuter services are seriously disrupted. A shuttle rail service is currently operating between Drogheda and Skerries only. Customers travelling between Dublin city and all stations north of Malahide are advised to travel by Dublin Bus or Bus Eireann services.



Sunday: Trains will operate between Drogheda and Skerries as follows:

Depart Drogheda: 09.00, 10.00, 11.00, 12.00, 14.00, 16.00, 18.00, 20.00, 22.05

Depart Skerries: 09.30, 10.30, 11.30, 12.30, 14.30, 16.30, 18.30, 20.30, 23.54 (last service will operate as a bus)

Please note again that customers travelling between Dublin city and all stations north of Malahide are advised to travel by Dublin Bus or Bus Eireann services on Saturday and Sunday.

WEEKDAY COMMUTER SERVICES

Iarnród Éireann are working with Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann to provide enhanced services on existing routes serving the communities affected. Dublin Bus will enhance the No 33 routes serving the Balbriggan, Skerries, Rush & Lusk and Donabate areas, including use of the Dublin Port Tunnel. Details of these services, and service arrangements for customers between Dundalk and Gormanstown, will be confirmed as soon as possible.

In addition, a rail service will operate between Dundalk/Drogheda and Skerries.

Full details will be updated here shortly.



For the duration of the disruption, Belfast Enterprise services will operate with train services between Belfast and Drogheda, and with bus transfers between Drogheda and Connolly, with resulting delays.

DART services are operating normally, including to/from Malahide.

Due to the severe damage to the viaduct, we regret to inform customers that the line across the estuary will not reopen for at least three months, with resulting disruption continuing.

Iarnród Éireann apologises for the inconvenience caused.

[Colm Moore]

http://www.buseireann.ie/news.php?id=758&month=Aug

Additional Capacity on Drogheda, Dundalk and Belfast Bus Eireann Services

Additional Bus Eireann Capacity on Drogheda, Dundalk and Belfast services

Due to disruption on Northern Commuter rail services, Bus Eireann is making every effort to provide additional capacity on its routes serving Drogheda, Dundalk and Belfast in order to try and meet customer demand.

Additional buses will operate on the 100X Dundalk-Drogheda-Airport-Dublin service, which operates every hour to Wilton Terrace via the Port Tunnel.

Additonal buses will operate on the 101 Drogheda-Dublin (Busaras) service via Balbriggan, Swords and Dublin Airport, which operates every 20 mins.

For the duration of the disruption, Belfast Enterprise services will operate with train services between Belfast and Drogheda and with bus transfers between Drogheda and Connolly.

Additional buses will operate on the Bus Eireann Dublin-Belfast Number 1 route, which operates every hour on the hour 24 hours a day.

Timetable information can for these routes can be found at http://194.106.151.94/jplan/bin

Saturday, 22nd August, 2009

[tigger1962]

new timetables!!

Northern Commuter & Belfast Enterprise services: Mon 24th to Fri 28th August by Corporate Communications

There is significant disruption to Northern commuter, and Belfast Enterprise services due to a serious incident in which a 20 metre section of the viaduct has given way across Broadmeadow estuary, North of Malahide Station on Friday the 21st of August.

The following service arrangements will be in operation from Monday 24th August to Friday 28th August:

Intercity: Enterprise
Scheduled train services will operate in both directions between Belfast and Drogheda with a direct bus connection between Drogheda and Dublin Connolly. Existing train times will operate. Delays of approximately 30 minutes can be expected on arrival in Connolly and Belfast.

Northern Commuter – Dundalk/Drogheda to Skerries rail service:

A limited Dundalk/Drogheda to Skerries rail service will operate. There will be no connecting bus services for these trains

Customers travelling to/from the city centre are advised of the following arrangements:

Dundalk/Drogheda/Laytown/Gormanston to city centre: alternative bus services

A special bus service will operate directly between Drogheda and Dublin Connolly. Rail tickets are valid on these special services. Customers from Dundalk, Laytown and Gormanston can connect to this special bus service by using the Dundalk/Drogheda to Skerries rail services.

For timings from your station, please download the appropriate timetable below:

Dundalk timetable click here

Drogheda timetables click here

Laytown timetable click here
Gormanston timetable click here



Balbriggan/Skerries/Rush & Lusk/Donabate to city centre: additional bus services

For Balbriggan/Skerries/Rush&Lusk, Dublin Bus will provide an enhanced No. 33 bus service and will accept rail tickets on this service. Passengers are to board the No. 33 at the scheduled stops to Dublin City Centre (Lower Abbey Street) and return from Lower Abbey Street. Regular no. 33 timetable is available on the Dublin Bus website http://www.dublinbus.ie/en/Your-Jour...Timetables/33/ and additional bus times will be published shortly. Individual station information is below.

Skerries timetable click here
Balbriggan timetable click here

Rush & Lusk timetable click here

Donabate
An enhanced Dublin Bus peak-time Route 33B service will operate directly between Donabate Station and Dublin City Centre (Lower Abbey Street) and return from Lower Abbey Street in the evening time. Times will be confirmed shortly.



Dublin Connolly to Drogheda
A direct bus transfer will be in place between Dublin Connolly and Drogheda.
Dublin Connolly timetable click here

Tara Street & Pearse Station to Drogheda
Northern Commuters from Tara Street & Pearse Station are advised to take the DART to Dublin Connolly to avail of bus transfers to Drogheda.

Dublin Connolly timetable click here

DART: Normal DART Services will operate, including to/from Malahide.

Due to the severe damage to the viaduct, we regret to inform customers that the line across the estuary will not reopen for at least three months, with resulting disruption continuing.

Iarnród Éireann apologises for the severe inconvenience caused.

[ThomasJ]

For those of you who for whatever reason end up in malahide or the northern DART line and dont want to go back to the city, just to mention the 102 bus route goes from both sutton and malahide DART stations (malahide would be shorter) and you can take this bus to swords main street where you can board the 33s to donabate, rush, lusk, skerries and balbriggan. not sure how long it would take and you would need to check for departure times, heard though the 102 is quiet frequent!

[Mark Gleeson]

Got in touch with Barry Kenny and good news

All extra services will use the Port Tunnel, the website notice has been updated to reflect this as well

Quite a few of emails in on the topic

[Mark Gleeson]

Latest

UPDATE Northern Commuter & Belfast Enterprise services: Mon 24th to Fri 28th August by Corporate Communications

UPDATE 18.00HRS 23RD AUGUST There is significant disruption to Northern commuter, and Belfast Enterprise services due to a serious incident in which a 20 metre section of the viaduct has given way across Broadmeadow estuary, North of Malahide Station on Friday the 21st of August.

The following service arrangements will be in operation from Monday 24th August to Friday 28th August - PLEASE NOTE CHANGES TO DONABATE ARRANGEMENTS:

Intercity: Enterprise
Scheduled train services will operate in both directions between Belfast and Drogheda with a direct bus connection between Drogheda and Dublin Connolly. Existing train times will operate. Delays of approximately 30 minutes can be expected on arrival in Connolly and Belfast.

Northern Commuter – Dundalk/Drogheda to Skerries rail service:

A limited Dundalk/Drogheda to Skerries rail service will operate. There will be no connecting bus services for these trains.

Customers travelling to/from the city centre are advised of the following arrangements:

Dundalk/Drogheda/Laytown/Gormanston to city centre: alternative bus services

A special bus service will operate directly between Drogheda and Dublin Connolly. Rail tickets are valid on these special services. Customers from Dundalk, Laytown and Gormanston can connect to this special bus service by using the Dundalk/Drogheda to Skerries rail services. This bus service will use the Dublin Port Tunnel.

For timings from your station, please download the appropriate timetable below:

Dundalk timetable click here
Drogheda timetables click here
Laytown timetable click here
Gormanston timetable click here

Balbriggan/Skerries/Rush & Lusk/Donabate to city centre: additional bus services

For Balbriggan/Skerries/Rush&Lusk, Dublin Bus will provide an enhanced No. 33 bus service and will accept rail tickets on this service. Passengers are to board the No. 33 at the scheduled stops to Dublin City Centre (Lower Abbey Street) and return from Lower Abbey Street. Additional buses will use the Dublin Port Tunnel, in line with Route 33X. Regular no. 33 timetable is available on the Dublin Bus website http://www.dublinbus.ie/en/Your-Jour...Timetables/33/ and additional bus times will operate to meet the increased demand. Individual station information is below.

Skerries timetable click here
Balbriggan timetable click here
Rush & Lusk timetable click here

Donabate
An enhanced peak-time bus shuttle service will operate directly between Donabate Station (Dublin Bus Stop) and Malahide Train Station to connect with DART services. A limited off-peak bus shuttle service will operate between Malahide and Donabate. Dublin Bus are honouring train tickets. No Rail services will operate from Donabate.

Peak services: Donabate Station to Malahide DART Station: 07.00, 07.30, 08.00, 08.30, 09.00.

Malahide DART Station to Donabate Station: 17.00, 17.30, 18.00, 18.30, 19.00.


Dublin Connolly to Drogheda
A direct bus transfer will be in place between Dublin Connolly and Drogheda.

Dublin Connolly timetable click here

Tara Street & Pearse Station to Drogheda
Northern Commuters from Tara Street & Pearse Station are advised to take the DART to Dublin Connolly to avail of bus transfers to Drogheda.

Dublin Connolly timetable click here

DART: Normal DART Services will operate, including to/from Malahide.

Due to the severe damage to the viaduct, we regret to inform customers that the line across the estuary will not reopen for at least three months, with resulting disruption continuing.

Iarnród Éireann apologises for the severe inconvenience caused.

[Mark Gleeson]

Note
Balbriggan travel by train to Skerries for 33x
Car park Drogheda - avoid
Many DART services extended from 6 to 8 coaches

UPDATE 09.00HRS 24TH AUGUST There is significant disruption to Northern commuter, and Belfast Enterprise services due to a serious incident in which a 20 metre section of the viaduct has given way across Broadmeadow estuary, North of Malahide Station on Friday the 21st of August.

The following service arrangements will be in operation from Monday 24th August to Friday 28th August - PLEASE NOTE CHANGES TO DONABATE & BALBRIGGAN ARRANGEMENTS:

Intercity: Enterprise
Scheduled train services will operate in both directions between Belfast and Drogheda with a direct bus connection between Drogheda and Dublin Connolly. Existing train times will operate. Delays of approximately 30 minutes can be expected on arrival in Connolly and Belfast.

Northern Commuter – Dundalk/Drogheda to Skerries rail service:

A limited Dundalk/Drogheda to Skerries rail service will operate. There will be no connecting bus services for these trains.

Customers travelling to/from the city centre are advised of the following arrangements:

Dundalk/Drogheda/Laytown/Gormanston to city centre: alternative bus services

A special bus service will operate directly between Drogheda and Dublin Connolly. Rail tickets are valid on these special services. Customers from Dundalk, Laytown and Gormanston can connect to this special bus service by using the Dundalk/Drogheda to Skerries rail services. This bus service will use the Dublin Port Tunnel. Please note there is reduced capacity at Drogheda Station car park, to provide an area for the bus service departures and arrivals. If you live nearby the station, please walk or cycle to the station, or please car pool with other commuters.

For timings from your station, please download the appropriate timetable below:

Dundalk timetable click here
Drogheda timetables click here
Laytown timetable click here
Gormanston timetable click here

Balbriggan customers can avail of a train service to Skerries. Dublin Bus will provide an enhanced No. 33X bus service from Skerries to Dublin and will accept rail tickets on this service. Passengers are to board the No. 33 at the scheduled stops to Dublin City Centre (Lower Abbey Street) from Skerries onwards and return from Lower Abbey Street. A timetable for the train service will be up shortly.

Skerries/Rush&Lusk Dublin Bus will provide an enhanced No. 33X bus service and will accept rail tickets on this service. Passengers are to board the No. 33 at the scheduled stops to Dublin City Centre (Lower Abbey Street) from Skerries onwards and return from Lower Abbey Street. Balbriggan customers can connect to this service via rail service to Skerries. Additional buses will use the Dublin Port Tunnel, in line with Route 33X. Regular no. 33 timetable is available on the Dublin Bus website http://www.dublinbus.ie/en/Your-Jour...Timetables/33/ and additional bus times will operate to meet the increased demand. Individual station information is below.

Skerries timetable click here

Rush & Lusk timetable click here

Donabate
A peak-time Dublin Bus shuttle service will operate directly between Donabate Station (Dublin Bus Stop) and Malahide Train Station to connect with DART services. Dublin Bus are honouring train tickets. No Rail services will operate from Donabate.

Peak services: Donabate Station to Malahide DART Station: 07.00, 07.30, 08.00, 08.30, 09.00.

Malahide DART Station to Donabate Station: 16.00, 16.30, 17.00, 17.30, 18.00, 18.30, 19.00.

Dublin Connolly to Drogheda
A direct bus transfer will be in place between Dublin Connolly and Drogheda.

Dublin Connolly timetable click here

Tara Street & Pearse Station to Drogheda
Northern Commuters from Tara Street & Pearse Station are advised to take the DART to Dublin Connolly to avail of bus transfers to Drogheda.

Dublin Connolly timetable click here

DART: Normal DART Services will operate, including to/from Malahide.

Due to the severe damage to the viaduct, we regret to inform customers that the line across the estuary will not reopen for at least three months, with resulting disruption continuing.

Iarnród Éireann apologises for the severe inconvenience caused.

[Mark Gleeson]

Updated Bus Details

Additional Bus Services due to incident at Broadmeadow Estuary, North of Malahide Station
Monday, August 24, 2009
Dublin Bus wishes to advise customers that due to a serious incident at Broadmeadow Estuary, North of Malahide Station the following additional bus services are operating Monday to Friday.

Shuttle Service from Donabate Station to Malahide Station.
Every 30 minutes from 07:00hrs to 09:00hrs

Shuttle Service from Malahide Station to Donabate Station.
Every 30 minutes from 16:00hrs to 18:00hrs

An additional 33x bus service departing from Mourne View Sherries via the Port Tunnel to Marlborough Street every 20 minutes from 06:30hrs to 09:00hrs.

[ThomasJ]

Latest from Dublin Bus
http://www.dublinbus.ie/en/News-Cent...hide-Station-/

Dublin Bus wishes to advise customers that due to a serious incident at Broadmeadow Estuary, North of Malahide Station the following additional bus services are operating Monday to Friday.

An additional 33x rail link bus service in the mornings will depart from Mourne View, Skerries via the Port Tunnel to Tara Street DART Station and in the evenings return from Lower Abbey Street.

From Mourne View
06:30, 07:00, 07:30, 07:35,
07:45, 08:10, 08:15, 08:25,
08:30, 08:40, 08:55, 09:00.

From Lower Abbey Street
14:30, 15:20, 16:10, 16:35,
16:40, 16:50, 17:00, 17:10,
17:20, 17:30, 17:40, 17:50.

Shuttle Service from Donabate Station to Malahide Station
07:00, 07:20, 07:40, 08:00,
08:05, 08:20, 08:40, 09:05.

Shuttle Service from Malahide Station to Donabate Station
16:00, 16:20, 16:40, 17:00,
17:05, 17:20, 17:40, 18:05.

[Thomas Ralph]

Folks, just a note that this thread is strictly for service messages; questions and discussion can go over in this other thread.

[Thomas Ralph]

That shuttle service message contradicts what's on the IÉ website:

Donabate
A peak-time Dublin Bus shuttle service will operate directly between Donabate Station (Dublin Bus Stop) and Malahide Train Station to connect with DART services. Dublin Bus are honouring train tickets. No Rail services will operate from Donabate.

Peak services: Donabate Station to Malahide DART Station: 07.00, 07.30, 08.00, 08.30, 09.00.

Malahide DART Station to Donabate Station: 16.00, 16.30, 17.00, 17.30, 18.00, 18.30, 19.00.

[Mark Gleeson]

Enhanced Balbriggan services from Tuesday

Balbriggan customers

A special direct bus service will operate between Balbriggan and Connolly station commencing tomorrow morning, 25th August for the morning and evening peak. Rail tickets will be accepted on this service

Balbriggan - Connolly: 07:00hrs, 07:30hrs, 07:45hrs, 08:00hrs, 08:30hrs

Connolly (Sherrif St. Upper) - Balbriggan: 17:00hrs, 17:30hrs, 17:45hrs, 18:00hrs, 18:30hrs

Balbriggan commuters can also avail of a train service to Skerries. Dublin Bus will provide an enhanced No. 33X bus service from Skerries to Dublin and will accept rail tickets on this service. Passengers are to board the No. 33/ 33X at the scheduled stops to Dublin City Centre (Malborough) and return from Lower Abbey Street. A timetable for the train service will be up shortly.

[Mark Gleeson]

Some commuter services are running in addition to the DART service to Malahide, these are not showing up in the real-time displays on Irish Rail's site

17:13 and 17:50 Pearse - Malahide, calling Tara Street, Connolly, Howth Junc, Portmarnock and Malahide

[ThomasJ]

Dublin bus have announced two more 33x departures from rush and lusk station at 06:45 and 07:15

[Mark Gleeson]

Happy days

Irish Rail are to improve the rail service and extend to Donabate on Thursday

This is an issue we had raised with Irish Rail on Sunday and again on Monday, so big thanks to the guys in IE for listening

[Mark Gleeson]

Extra services Malahide - Pearse, calling Portmarnock, Howth Junction , Connolly, Tara Street and Pearse
7:30, 7:57, 8:37, 9:10, 10:10, 11:20

Extra services Pearse - Malahide, calling Tara Street, Connolly, Howth Junction Portmarnock and Malahide
15:42, 16:16, 17:13, 17:50

These are 4 coach services so stand towards the front end of the platform!

[Mark Gleeson]

Timetables are up, massive increase in services between Skerries and Drogheda and most services are running to Donabate

Irish Rail journey planner has also been updated with these trains and the Malahide - Pearse services