May Bank Holiday and substantial transport disruption expected 1-4 May 2015

Victor · 30-04-2015 12:00am #1

What is happening?
* Modified timetables will operate on most transport networks, but there are some particular issues.
* There will be no Dublin Bus services on 1-2 May.
* There will be no Bus Éireann services on 1-2 May.
* Irish Rail services operating to/from Heuston Station will be disrupted on 2-3 May due to line improvement works
* Irish Rail will operate no services between Connoll-Malahide/Howth on 3-4 May.
* Taxi fares are changing

Please post any other notices that you find.

This thread is not to be used for discussion of the strikes.

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stop · 30-04-2015 1:27pm

Will IE still run services into facilities shared with BE? E.g Galway Athlone etc

LXFlyer · 30-04-2015 1:49pm

stop wrote: »

Will IE still run services into facilities shared with BE? E.g Galway Athlone etc

Yes - they are unaffected. IE services were unaffected during the last BE strike.

coylemj · 30-04-2015 5:09pm

IR guy on RTE radio earlier said that there will be 'line improvement works' going on near Heuston but that they would keep some tracks always in use and be able to get trains in and out. The website says there will be a revised schedule but that would be the case anyway on a bank holiday w/e so check the timetable.

He also said that because of capacity issues (he mentioned a 'single line') that there would be bus transfers between Heuston and Athy for (some of ?) the Waterford service.

LXFlyer · 30-04-2015 5:35pm

The ballast cleaning works are ongoing on the Dublin/Cork line - this means single track working where the work is being carried out.

As a result trains to/from Cork will operate every two hours with connections at Limerick Junction for Limerick and at Mallow for Tralee. Galway trains will also be bi-hourly with passengers for the Mayo line changing at Athlone.

Due to the line capacity constraints on the Cork line, Waterford services will be bus transfers between Heuston and Athy.

That_Guy · 30-04-2015 5:59pm

The new Ashbourne Connect service is still running tomorrow from Ashbourne to Dublin. Very limited timetable.

http://www.yougo.ie/

Victor · 30-04-2015 7:37pm

coylemj wrote: »

He also said that because of capacity issues (he mentioned a 'single line') that there would be bus transfers between Heuston and Athy for (some of ?) the Waterford service.

This was planned all along.

LXFlyer · 01-05-2015 9:19am

Just to point out that the following services are operating:

GoBE services between Dublin and Cork
These are operating from Burgh Quay in Dublin and St Patrick's Quay in Cork.

Translink Ulsterbus services between Dublin and Belfast on the X1 and Dublin and Derry on the X4 and 33/274 routes.
These are also operating from Custom House Quay

Dublin/Belfast X1 timetable:
Ex Dublin: 03:00, 05:00, 10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 13:00, 18:00; 19:00; 20:00 and 22:00

Ex:Belfast: 01:00, 06:00, 07:00, 08:00, 09:00, 10:00, 14:00, 15:00, 16:00, 17:00 and 23:00

Dublin/Derry 274 Timetable:
Ex-Dublin: 10:00, 12:15 and 22:15

Ex-Derry: 04:15, 07:00, 13:00 and 16:30

Dublin/Derry X4 Timetable:
Ex-Dublin: 11:00, 15:30, 18:00 and 23:00

Ex-Derry: 06:00, 10:00 and 17:30

noodler · 01-05-2015 9:20am

Got an 8:45 DART this morning and it was only a 1/3 full.

Alto of people must have taken Friday off for the long weekend.

May Bank Holiday and substantial transport disruption expected 1-4 May 2015

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