A woman gave birth on a busy commuter train today after fellow passengers - including an off-duty doctor and nurse - dashed to help her.
The woman went into labour on the service from Galway to Heuston in Ireland.
The train stopped at Kildare Station at around 5pm as the kind-hearted travellers helped emergency crews deliver the baby girl.
The woman gave birth in a sectioned-off part of the space between carriages. Glass doors were locked by staff and Irish Rail employees held up a blanket to ensure the woman had privacy, RSVP Live reports.
The train was at a halt in Kildare for 80 minutes before paramedics took the baby girl and her mum to hospital.
"The Iarnroid Eireann staff closed off the door manually with some special key and stood there holding a blanket as a screen while the doctor and helpers got on with it.
"Everyone was respectful and there was a lot of consideration for the poor lady’s privacy, given the situation," passenger Ciarán Flynn told The Independent .
He said off-duty male doctor, an American tourist and a Croatian staff member helped the woman.
Many people on the train were heading to Dublin to attend the Backstreet Boys concert tonight in the 3arena.
And, delighted by the safe arrival, everyone cheered when the baby was born.
A spokesperson for Irish Rail wished mother and baby well, and when asked if the baby would receive free travel in the future, he said: "We would certainly like to respect the woman's privacy but if that was something of interest, we would be delighted to provide that."
