Translink NI Railways Services Consultation

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As many of us use rail services in the North from time to time this may be of interest:

Public invited to participate in Translink NI Railways Services Consultation

08 April 2015

Translink is inviting the public to tell them how they use local NI Railways services to help plan network changes to be introduced this Summer.

Running from April 1 – May 1, the rail service consultation will focus on early morning, evening and Saturday services on both the Bangor – Portadown – Newry Railway Line and the Larne Railway Line.

Translink is faced with a £13mill (approx. 20%) reduction in Government funding for 2015/16 . This consultation aims to identify what is most important to customers to help Translink best design the rail network to operate within allocated resources while protecting those routes most essential to customers.

Translink representatives will directly engage with the travelling public on board local train services to complete consultation surveys. In addition, the following public information sessions will also take place to outline potential changes to rail services and invite public feedback:

Location Date Time
Portadown Train Station 13 April 2015 7.30am – 10.00am
Carrickfergus Railway Station 16 April 2015 10.00am – 12.30pm
Larne Train Station 16 April 2015 2.00pm – 4.30pm
Belfast Central Station &
Great Victoria Street Station 21 April 2015 4.00pm – 6.30pm

Ciaran Rogan, Translink Marketing Executive, said:

“This rail services consultation is part of our overall strategy to address current funding challenges; an Ulsterbus services consultation is already underway and last week we also launched a Voluntary Exit Scheme that will cut our management, overhead and administration costs by £3.1million annually.

“The information we get from passengers will be very important to us; we want to continue to offer accessible and good value services where customers need them while ensuring we remain efficient and sustainable for the future.

“Over recent years, more and more people are choosing to travel by bus and train. We have remained focussed on reducing costs, enhancing value for money and providing improvements and enhancements to continue to make Translink services attractive.

“It is extremely important that our customers participate in this process and contribute to shaping the future of our local train services,” said Ciaran.

For further information call the Translink contact centre on 028 90 66 66 30.

ENDS

Source: http://www.translink.co.uk/Services/...-Consultation/