Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie

Is it just me or is there less people on the trains??

Options
  • 28-11-2008 3:05pm
    #1
    petergfiffin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 234 ✭✭


    Noticed lately that the commuter trains in the mornings and evenings are nowhere near as busy as they were, given the trains aren't getting any bigger I wonder are less people using them, could this be another symptom of what's happening (I won't use the 'R' word!). Anybody else noticed it too or is it just me?


Comments

  • Options
    #2
    Ham'nd'egger
    Registered Users Posts: 3,025 ✭✭✭Ham'nd'egger


    petergfiffin wrote: »
    Noticed lately that the commuter trains in the mornings and evenings are nowhere near as busy as they were, given the trains aren't getting any bigger I wonder are less people using them, could this be another symptom of what's happening (I won't use the 'R' word!). Anybody else noticed it too or is it just me?

    CIE have noted this on both rail and bus usage in the last while. Traffic is also lighter in the early days and personally I and other drivers can vouch for less passengers in taxis day and night.


  • Options
    #3
    spadder
    Closed Accounts Posts: 985 ✭✭✭spadder


    Sad to say, but alot of people have been layed off, that's why IE are looking for fair increases.


  • Options
    #4
    Kashkai
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,399 ✭✭✭Kashkai


    Seeing as you mention it, yes the trains on the Sallins line are not as busy as they were. While its still standing room only, there's plenty of space to stand whereas 6 months ago, you'd be nose to nose with someone. A few mornings this week, there were actually seats available which is unheard of. So in true Irish fashion, instead of cutting fares to attract more people onto trains, they're going to put them up (similar to the government increasing VAT rates while the UK cuts theirs and thus increases the flow of shoppers heading north). Jeez, the powers that be have very little imagination when it comes to making decisions.


  • Options
    #5
    KC61
    Registered Users Posts: 4,316 ✭✭✭KC61


    Well it's another symptom of the fact that many of the non-nationals have left the country. They were great users of public transport and right across the CIÉ Group and indeed LUAS (who seem to have been ignored in this debate), passenger numbers are significantly down.


  • Options
    #6
    HonalD
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,288 ✭✭✭HonalD


    spadder wrote: »
    Sad to say, but alot of people have been layed off, that's why IE are looking for fair increases.

    It that a "fair" increase or fare increase :D


  • Advertisement
  • Options
    #7
    Heroditas
    Registered Users Posts: 9,445 ✭✭✭Heroditas


    Petrol is cheaper - maybe more people are back in their cars!


  • Options
    #8
    1huge1
    Registered Users Posts: 6,171 ✭✭✭1huge1


    Id be more inclined to use the train if it was a lot cheaper but I really can't afford it at the current prices, simple as.


  • Options
    #9
    Davy
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 19,340 CMod ✭✭✭✭Davy


    Lot a stations have to pay for parking which they didnt before, add this to cheaper fuel its cheaper to use the car.


  • Options
    #10
    crocro
    Closed Accounts Posts: 301 ✭✭crocro


    Heroditas wrote: »
    Petrol is cheaper - maybe more people are back in their cars!
    I've noticed a big drop off in traffic on the M50 in recent weeks. No data to prove it though.


  • Options
    #11
    petergfiffin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 234 ✭✭petergfiffin


    crocro wrote: »
    I've noticed a big drop off in traffic on the M50 in recent weeks. No data to prove it though.

    I'd say actually the eFlow crowd would probably have the best stats now


  • Advertisement
  • Options
    #12
    spadder
    Closed Accounts Posts: 985 ✭✭✭spadder


    petergfiffin wrote: »
    I'd say actually the eFlow crowd would probably have the best stats now


    No doubt, those f**kers will look for an increase to compensate for fewer cars.


  • Options
    #13
    Traumadoc
    Registered Users Posts: 2,523 ✭✭✭Traumadoc


    petergfiffin wrote: »
    I'd say actually the eFlow crowd would probably have the best stats now

    If they way they bill is any indication, i would say not.


  • Options
    #14
    Davy
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 19,340 CMod ✭✭✭✭Davy


    crocro wrote: »
    I've noticed a big drop off in traffic on the M50 in recent weeks. No data to prove it though.

    Could it be that the M50 is moving better with the removal of the toll and the added lanes so it seems if it less busy?


  • Options
    #15
    HonalD
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,288 ✭✭✭HonalD


    davton wrote: »
    Could it be that the M50 is moving better with the removal of the toll and the added lanes so it seems if it less busy?

    Not last evening - queues back from the bridge to Sandyford :eek:


  • Options
    #16
    Judgement Day
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,549 ✭✭✭✭Judgement Day


    As a regular user of Internet Cafes I have noticed a massive reduction in the amount of non-nationals, indeed anybody, using same so I think it is safe to assume that this is due to people returning home rather than an improvement of broadband nationally! Same could be applied to numbers using public transport. :)


Advertisement