Poor service for Sligo line commuters

lambo77 · 09-07-2009, 06:59

Commuter services are getting steadily worse on the longford - mullingar - Dublin line. Late trains in the morning and evening to and from Dublin l. Trains not turning up eg 6:05 from Connolly on Tuesday the 6th July. Today the 7:26 arrived about 10 mind late and was a three carriage instead o the usual six. Overcrowding from mullingar. Why are we made pay 2300 for this !!!

cullenswood · 09-07-2009, 08:34

Yeah I was on both these trains. The 18:05 from Connolly came late, and then terminated in Maynooth, where there was an announcement saying another train would be waiting to pick us up. Of course there was no other train and we just had to wait for the 18:18 from Connolly to arrive in Maynooth.

This morning the three carriages on the early morning Sligo - Dublin meant the whole train was packed and extremely warm.

These services are getting steadily worse and hopefulyl this won't continue.

MOH · 16-07-2009, 13:02

Noticed the official stats in Connolly last Sunday, even with the padding and the ten minutes grace punctuality on Sligo line < 90%

lambo77 · 02-09-2009, 08:19

Passegers bussed from Mullingar. Any idea why?

jscales1 · 02-09-2009, 15:15

The service is steadly getting worse. I needed to get the train at 1pm to Mullingar today and it didnt arrive in Mullingar until 2:35 disgraceful. I hate to be the passenger on the 1pm ex Sligo they probably did not arrive in Mullingar until 3:15 or later. I have noticed that if one train is delayed at a passing loop all the services for the day are late for the day. Time for some double tracing or more passing loops between Longford and Mullingar so services from the north west are not constantly waiting for ex connolly services

drumcondra commuter · 03-09-2009, 09:05

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Originally Posted by jscales1

I have noticed that if one train is delayed at a passing loop all the services for the day are late for the day. Time for some double tracing or more passing loops between Longford and Mullingar so services from the north west are not constantly waiting for ex connolly services

and the Maynooth commuter timings get worse as well.

sean · 03-09-2009, 15:26

It's probably got something to do with the Commuter railcar maintenance facility in Drogheda being cut off from the network.

peterh · 24-09-2009, 17:42

I commute to Longford everyday by rail and also sometimes go to Dublin and the train seems to be stopping constantly this has gotta stop. Why can't the line have 2 tracks all the way between the stations so a train doesn't have to wait for another train to go through at a station but of course that won't happen for God's knows how long

Colm Moore · 26-09-2009, 19:47

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Originally Posted by peterh

I commute to Longford everyday by rail and also sometimes go to Dublin and the train seems to be stopping constantly this has gotta stop. Why can't the line have 2 tracks all the way between the stations so a train doesn't have to wait for another train to go through at a station but of course that won't happen for God's knows how long

Ideally all railways would be (at least) double track, but that costs money. There are many busier railways with single track.

09-07-2009, 06:59	#1
lambo77 Regular Poster Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 40	Poor service for Sligo line commuters Commuter services are getting steadily worse on the longford - mullingar - Dublin line. Late trains in the morning and evening to and from Dublin l. Trains not turning up eg 6:05 from Connolly on Tuesday the 6th July. Today the 7:26 arrived about 10 mind late and was a three carriage instead o the usual six. Overcrowding from mullingar. Why are we made pay 2300 for this !!!

02-09-2009, 08:19	#4
lambo77 Regular Poster Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 40	No 5:45 Sligo to Connolly this Morning Passegers bussed from Mullingar. Any idea why?

02-09-2009, 15:15	#5
jscales1 Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 45	Poor services on the Sligo line The service is steadly getting worse. I needed to get the train at 1pm to Mullingar today and it didnt arrive in Mullingar until 2:35 disgraceful. I hate to be the passenger on the 1pm ex Sligo they probably did not arrive in Mullingar until 3:15 or later. I have noticed that if one train is delayed at a passing loop all the services for the day are late for the day. Time for some double tracing or more passing loops between Longford and Mullingar so services from the north west are not constantly waiting for ex connolly services

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09-07-2009, 08:34	#2
cullenswood Regular Poster Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 34	Yeah I was on both these trains. The 18:05 from Connolly came late, and then terminated in Maynooth, where there was an announcement saying another train would be waiting to pick us up. Of course there was no other train and we just had to wait for the 18:18 from Connolly to arrive in Maynooth. This morning the three carriages on the early morning Sligo - Dublin meant the whole train was packed and extremely warm. These services are getting steadily worse and hopefulyl this won't continue.

16-07-2009, 13:02	#3
MOH Really Regular Poster Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 372	Noticed the official stats in Connolly last Sunday, even with the padding and the ten minutes grace punctuality on Sligo line < 90%

03-09-2009, 15:26	#7
sean Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Dublin Posts: 707	It's probably got something to do with the Commuter railcar maintenance facility in Drogheda being cut off from the network.

24-09-2009, 17:42	#8
peterh New to the board Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 17	I commute to Longford everyday by rail and also sometimes go to Dublin and the train seems to be stopping constantly this has gotta stop. Why can't the line have 2 tracks all the way between the stations so a train doesn't have to wait for another train to go through at a station but of course that won't happen for God's knows how long