Irish Rail are set to launch a new timetable in December and are asking the public to have their say on it.
It is proposed that the new timetable will launch on December 11, with improvements to a number of services that originate or terminate in Dublin stations. The public will be consulted on the plans until Sunday October 2 and they can submit their opinions here.
An Iarnród Éireann spokesman said: "With the National Transport Authority, we have identified opportunities for service improvements in the context of post-COVID travel patterns, as demand recovers strongly. We encourage all current customers and all considering rail for their sustainable travel options to review the proposed changes, and give us their feedback, as we finalise the new schedule.”
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The timetable changes proposed for Dublin are:
Dublin/Maynooth/M3 Parkway/Longford
- Existing 16:01 hrs Pearse/Maynooth service advanced to 15:55 hrs Monday to Friday
Northern Commuter
- Existing 05:40 hrs Dundalk/Pearse service on Monday to Friday will be advanced to 05:30 hrs and extended to Grand Canal Dock.
- Existing 07:09 hrs Pearse/Drogheda service on Monday to Friday will be extended to start from Grand Canal Dock at 07:05 hrs.
- New 16:09 hrs Connolly/Drogheda service Monday to Friday
- Existing 17:12 hrs Connolly/Balbriggan has been retimed to provide 16:09 Connolly/Drogheda. The existing 17:13 hrs Pearse/Newry will call additionally at Malahide as a result.
- Existing 17:58 hrs Balbriggan/Pearse will be extended to start from Drogheda at 17.48 hrs Monday to Friday.
Phoenix Park Tunnel (Grand Canal Dock to Hazelhatch)
- New 08:31 hrs Grand Canal Dock/Hazelhatch Monday to Friday.
- New 16:00 hrs Grand Canal Dock/Hazelhatch Monday to Friday.
- New 16:37 hrs Hazelhatch/Grand Canal Dock Monday to Friday.
- Existing 15:50 hrs Hazelhatch/Grand Canal Dock Monday to Friday will be deferred to 15:53 hrs.
Heuston to Newbridge Commuter
- Monday to Friday: New services at 09:45, 10:40, 11:40, 12:40, 13:40 and 14:40 hrs from Heuston to Newbridge serving all stations.
- Monday to Friday: New services at 10:26, 11:40, 12:26, 13:26, 14:26 and 15:27 hrs from Newbridge to Heuston serving all stations.
Dublin / Waterford
- Existing 07:00 hrs Waterford/Heuston will be advanced to 06:50 hrs and call additionally at Kilkenny. There will be no change to arrival time at Heuston.
- New 08:26 hrs Dublin to Carlow service, calling at Newbridge, Kildare, Athy and Carlow.
- New 10:15 hrs Carlow to Dublin service, calling at Athy, Kildare, Newbridge and Heuston.
Dublin / Rosslare Europort
- Monday to Friday: 07.20hrs Rosslare Europort/Connolly will call additionally at Kilcoole.
- Saturday: All services will call additionally at Kilcoole.
- Sunday: All services will call additionally at Kilcoole.
Dublin / Westport / Ballina
- New 05:05 service from Ballina to Manulla which will connect with an advanced 05:15 Westport/Heuston service Monday to Friday.
- New 05:38 hrs Manulla/Ballina service Monday to Friday.
- New 07:08 hrs Athlone/Westport service Monday to Friday.
- Existing 07:37 hrs Manulla/Ballina service Monday to Friday, deferred to 08:40 to provide connection from new 07:08 hrs service from Athlone.
DART
Monday to Friday:
- 09:24 Greystones/Howth deferred to 09:27 hrs with altered timings to Connolly. Existing timings retained from Connolly to Howth.
- Minor timing alterations to 15:04 Greystones/Howth and 15:25 Bray/Malahide.
- 16:30 Malahide/Greystones deferred to 16:34 hrs with altered timings to Connolly. Existing timings retained from Connolly to Greystones.
Saturday:
- 09:35 Greystones/Howth deferred to 09:37 hrs.
- 15:30 Greystones/Malahide deferred to 15:32 hrs.
- 20:13 Bray/Malahide deferred to 20:15 hrs.
Sunday:
- 12:00 Bray/Malahide deferred to 12:03 hrs.
- 16:43 Bray/Malahide deferred to 16:45 hrs.
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