This is the shocking moment that shows hundreds of people stuck in long queues at the Grand Canal Dock DART station after the Euro2020 qualifier match last night.
Match goers were outraged after Irish Rail decided to temporarily close Lansdowne Road station between 5.30pm and 11pm.
Those heading into the Aviva Stadium were advised to use either the Grand Canal Dock DART station or Sandymount DART station.
Angry commuters took to social media to express their displeasure at the closure.
One person said: “What genius decided to close lansdowne dart station on the biggest night in soccer 2019 @IrishRail.”
Another person said: “The experiment to close Landsowne dart station tonight for the #IRLVDEN match did not work.
“It took 25 minutes to get from Lansdowne - Shelbourne junction into the ground with frightening crushes. After, Grand Canal station was hammered. Worst idea ever.”
A third person added: “Stadium more than half empty. Looks like that decision to close the Lansdowne Road Dart Station was a disaster.”
The closure came as part of a trial operational exercise ahead of the Aviva Stadium hosting four games during UEFA EURO 2020 next summer.
The purpose of the exercise was to examine logistics, mobility, safety, security, and stadium access ahead of next June’s matches.
Irish Rail spokesman Barry Kenny told Dublin Live that the initial transport assessment was "positive".
He said: "We had 40 Iarnród Éireann personnel coordinating access to and from the two stations, and customer cooperation and response was generally very positive – there was likely over 10,000 people taking DART and Commuter services directly before and after the match.
"Additionally, there were 70 volunteers on access routes between the stations and stadium to help and direct matchgoers.
He added: "After all matches – including when Lansdowne Road is operational – there will be controlled queueing to ensure safe access to platforms. Grand Canal Dock is an elevated station, so we also controlled access to stairways and bridges to ensure safety also.
"Each full-size 8-carriage train can accommodate up to 1,300 people, so while there will be queueing, we can them move a very high number of people onto each individual service. We had no safety issues whatsoever in terms of station access."
