[18/4/2011] Lansdowne Road-Dalkey suspended - security alert

[ThomasJ]

DART services are currently suspended between Lansdowne Road and Dalkey due to a security alert

Monday 18th April 12.20hrs

DART and Commuters services are currently suspended between Lansdowne Road and Dalkey due to a security alert.

Dublin Bus are accepting rail tickets.

This website will be updated as further information is made available.

of course they're not telling us if services are running on both sides ie Dalkey Bray/Greystones

Interesting AARoadwatch saying this....

DART services are only operating between Malahide/Howth and Lansdowne Rd and Dun Laoghaire Bray/Greystones until further notice due to a security alert.

I'd take both statements with a pinch of salt and contact the local station if i were travelling!

[ThomasJ]

from breakingnews.ie

18/04/2011 - 12:47:01
DART services in the capital are disrupted this lunchtime due to a security alert.

A suspicious device was found at 12.15pm this afternoon on the line near Dun Laoghaire.

Trains are only operating between Howth and Lansdowne Road and again between Dun Laoghaire and Bray until further notice.

However, Dublin Bus is honouring all valid DART tickets

Read more: http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/s...#ixzz1JsLQ2jwVhttp://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/s...es-501758.html

[ThomasJ]

latest for DART and Rosslare passengers

Services suspended between Landsdowne & Dalkey due to a security alert by Corporate Communications


Monday 18th April 13.17hrs

DART and Commuter services are currently suspended between Lansdowne Road and Dalkey due to a security alert.

Dublin Bus are accepting rail tickets.

Rosslare Services

12.55hrs Rosslare to Connolly service will operate as train to Wicklow and bus transfer from Wicklow to Connolly.

13.30 Connolly to Rosslare service will operate as a bus transfer from Connolly to Wicklow and as train from Wicklow to Rosslare.



This website will be updated as further information is made available.

Iarnród Éireann apologises for the inconvenience caused.

[ThomasJ]

from RTE http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0418/dunlaoghaire.html

Gardaí in Dún Laoghaire are attending to a 'security alert' on the DART line.

A discovery was made on the rail tracks at the Old Dún Laoghaire Road.

Gardaí have requested the assistance of the Defence Forces and a bomb disposal unit has been dispatched.

Roads in the area have been sealed off.

DART services are only operating between Malahide/Howth and Lansdowne Road and Dún Laoghaire Bray/Greystones until further notice.

Irish Rail says Dublin Bus will honour all valid DART tickets.

[Mark Gleeson]

Being pedantic thats Dunleary not Dun Laoghaire

Its the area behind the Purty Kitchen

No bus services use that road

As Irish Rail removed the crossover in Dun Laoghaire at Christmas they can't terminate northbound services from Bray as they now need to run out towards Salthill

[ThomasJ]

still quiet a bit of confusion from what what Irish Rail and RTE and AA Roadwatch are saying

Irish Rail saying Lansdowne Dalkey suspended

RTE/AA saying Lansdowne Dun Laoghaire suspended

who's correct?

[Mickey H]

Why can't the Rosslare trains run as far as Bray instead of the bus transfer to or from Wicklow?

[Mark Gleeson]

Wicklow is the passing point for most Rosslare services, so the best point for a change.

[ThomasJ]

confusion reigns!

One of the big tweets at the moment is irish rails original tweets that DARTs are suspended between Lansdowne Road and Dun Laoghaire

That coupled with what RTE and AA Roadwatch is adding to the confusion

AA Roadwatch

DART services are only operating between Malahide/Howth and Lansdowne Rd & Dun Laoghaire Bray/Greystones until further notice due to a security alert. A bus transfer is in operation between Wicklow and Connolly Station in both directions. Dublin Bus will honor all valid DART Tickets.

RTE

DART services are only operating between Malahide/Howth and Lansdowne Rd and Dún Laoghaire Bray/Greystones until further notice due to a security alert

BREAKING NEWS.IE

Trains are only operating between Howth and Lansdowne Road and again between Dun Laoghaire and Bray until further notice.



Read more: http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/s...#ixzz1JsivplV4

[ciaram]

Originally Posted by ThomasJ

confusion reigns!

One of the big tweets at the moment is irish rails original tweets that DARTs are suspended between Lansdowne Road and Dun Laoghaire

That coupled with what RTE and AA Roadwatch is adding to the confusion

AA Roadwatch



RTE



BREAKING NEWS.IE

I was down at the Dun Laoghaire station about 13:45 (not having seen the news) and there were no trains running from there. They were organising taxis to Bray for Rosslare people and telling everyone else that Dublin Bus were accepting tickets.

[Colm Moore]

Seems to have been cleared. Delays of up to 15 minutes on a small number of services.

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http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0418/dunlaoghaire.html

Security alert on DART line in Dún Laoghaire

Updated: 15:38, Monday, 18 April 2011

DART services have resumed following an earlier security alert.

DART services have resumed between Malahide/Howth and Lansdowne Rd & Dun Laoghaire Bray/Greystones following an earlier security alert.

Normal services are in operation on all lines.

Earlier, gardaí and a bomb disposal unit attended a security alert on the DART line.

A discovery was made on the rail tracks at the Old Dún Laoghaire Road.

Roads in the area have been sealed off.

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/...reaking36.html

Security alert disrupts Dart
irishtimes.com - Last Updated: Monday, April 18, 2011, 13:58

A security alert has disrupted rail services on the Dart line between Lansdowne Road and Dalkey in south Dublin.

A discovery was made on the rail line at the old Dún Laoghaire Road.

Irish Rail said it would provide further updates on its website as they became available.

The 12.55pm Rosslare to Connolly service will operate as train to Wicklow, with a bus transfer from Wicklow to Connolly.

The 13.30pm from Connolly to Rosslare service is operating as a bus transfer from Connolly to Wicklow and as train from Wicklow to Rosslare.

Dublin Bus is currently accepting valid rail tickets.

[ThomasJ]

RTE saying

The scene has been declared safe and what is believed to be viable device has been taken away by the army bomb disposal unit for further examination.

If it is a viable device, thankfully it was spotted or else we could have had a major incident

[ThomasJ]

RTE

The Defence Forces has said that a suspicious device found beside the railway line in Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin was a viable bomb.

The Defence Forces has said that a suspicious device found beside the railway line in Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin was a viable bomb.

However, the Defence Forces said it was not part of any attack and had been stored near a pedestrian bridge for later use.

The device, which is believed to have been a pipe bomb, was removed from the scene by an army bomb disposal unit.

It is believed that the device was made by criminals rather than subversives. It has been wrapped in a duffle bag.


The alert had disrupted rail services between Dún Laoghaire and Dublin city centre for several hours.

A number of roads were also closed but have since re-opened.

[Colm Moore]

Originally Posted by ThomasJ

If it is a viable device, thankfully it was spotted or else we could have had a major incident

If it was a pipe bomb, in such a position it posed only a slight risk to rail users. Its real risk would be if it was detonated (typically by a lighted fuse or impact), especially in a confined space.

The vast majority of such incidents are of criminals against other criminals, although luckily most don't detonate. However, whether it has detonated or not it should be considered highly unstable and not approached. Contact the Garda immediately and clear the area.

Typical pipe bombs: http://www.google.ie/images?hl=en&bi...og&sa=N&tab=wi and wiki acticle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pipe_bomb

[Colm Moore]

http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0418/dunlaoghaire.html

Viable device found near rail line in Dublin
Updated: 20:11, Monday, 18 April 2011

The Defence Forces has confirmed that the suspicious package found beside the railway line in Dún Laoghaire this morning was a viable device.

However, it said it was not part of any attack and had been stored near a pedestrian bridge for later use.

The device, which is believed to have been a pipe bomb, was removed from the scene by an army bomb disposal unit.

It is believed that the device was made by criminals rather than subversives. It had been wrapped in a duffle bag.

The alert disrupted rail services between Dún Laoghaire and Dublin city centre for several hours.

A number of roads were also closed but have since re-opened.

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/...reaking36.html

Dart resumes after security alert

Dart services have returned to normal after a security alert forced the closure of the line between Lansdowne Road and Dalkey in south Dublin earlier today.

A suspect device, believed to be a pipe bomb, was found on a pedestrian bridge over the Dart line on the old Dún Laoghaire Road before mid-day. Gardaí were called and an Army bomb disposal team called in.

The team arrived at the scene at 1.25pm and declared it safe at 2.50pm. The Dart line was re-opened shortly afterwards.

The Army described the device as viable and have classed it as what they term a "find" meaning it was probably being stored on the bridge for use elsewhere. It has now been handed over to Gardaí for their investigations.

Photo: An army disposal team at the scene at Dun Laoghaire, where a suspect device was found alongside the DART line, at Old Dunlaoghaire Road, between Seapoint and Dun Laoghaire stations today. Photo: Eric Luke/THE IRISH TIMES http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/...?ts=1303156903

[larson]

Hi,
The removal of crossovers at Merrion Gates and Dun Laoghaire severely restricts operational flexibility in times such as this.