Pay and Display coming to Carlow Train Station

fitzyshea

http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0717/rail.html

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/new-rail-parking-charges-to-cost-commuters-8364500-a-year-1434382.html

They better do up the carpark before they do this!

wheres me jumpa

Thats a very good price for a weeks parking.

ShayK1

drive to sallins & naas and park there instead? its free

patrickc

ShayK1 wrote: »

drive to sallins & naas and park there instead? its free

surely that'll be charged too as its on the commuter line

ShayK1

patrickc wrote: »

surely that'll be charged too as its on the commuter line

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http://www.independent.ie wrote:

The stations where pay parking is set to be introduced are:

l Dundalk, Drogheda, Laytown, Balbriggan, Skerries, Rush & Lusk, Donabate, Malahide and Portmarnock on the northern line.

l Sutton, Killester, Clontarf Road, Booterstown, Dalkey and Bray on the DART line.

l Athlone, Portarlington, Kildare, Newbridge, Hazelhatch, Carlow, Athy, Portlaoise, Clara and Monasterevin on the Heuston commuter line.

l Coolmine, Maynooth, Mullingar, Edgeworthstown, Leixlip Confey, Kilcock, Enfield and Longford on the Maynooth/Longford line.

l Arklow, Wicklow, Rathdrum and Gorey on the Wicklow/ Gorey line.

patrickc

ShayK1 wrote: »

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thats wierd there leaving sallins and naas out

fitzyshea

Id say its a typo. Carpark there is very small.

stick-dan

How can they charge for people to park at the carpark at the train-station in carlow. In fairness it's more of an extended hard-shoulder than a carpark. Stupid and Outrageous.

Bagenalstown has a damn fine carpark where the car's can be securely locked in over-night, well it has a gate and is tarmaced but it's not being charged. Seems a bit random and a desperate attempt to mae a bit of money me thinks

patrickc

stick-dan wrote: »

How can they charge for people to park at the carpark at the train-station in carlow. In fairness it's more of an extended hard-shoulder than a carpark. Stupid and Outrageous.

Bagenalstown has a damn fine carpark where the car's can be securely locked in over-night, well it has a gate and is tarmaced but it's not being charged. Seems a bit random and a desperate attempt to mae a bit of money me thinks

they may sort out the brewery carpark so, as in who owns what first

mcdonrob

Does anyone know how much the Iarnród Éireann staff car park costs, or what BIK is levied?

fitzyshea

There is currently planning permission up outside the station saying what they plan on doing it includes works on the car park and a new car park on the other side of the station.

mneylon

I expect there'll be plenty of people parking badly on the surrounding streets to avoid paying.


Of course since I live near the station I'll probably have to fight for a parking spot. Yay!

Milktrolley

Nationalist story:
http://www.carlow-nationalist.ie/news/story/?trs=mheyojmhoj&cat=news

Its total bs to be honest. Irish Rail provides an unreliable, expensive service -the only thing they have going for it is that if/when you get a seat it's more comfortable than the bus and there's *usually* no traffic.

With a car park that small I can't imagine it'll be a major money-spinner. They say that the money (~€1m nationwide annually) will be re-invested in the rail network, but from a selfish Carlow perspective, that'll probably be in a region that Carlovians won't frequent very often.

Mary White in fairness to her has been speaking out against the shambles that is Irish Rail. Still no sign of the 5:35 returning, still no sign of bikes being accommodated on trains.

Irish Rail are sh!te in other words. [/rant]

fitzyshea

Milktrolley wrote: »

Nationalist story:
http://www.carlow-nationalist.ie/news/story/?trs=mheyojmhoj&cat=news

Its total bs to be honest. Irish Rail provides an unreliable, expensive service -the only thing they have going for it is that if/when you get a seat it's more comfortable than the bus and there's *usually* no traffic.

With a car park that small I can't imagine it'll be a major money-spinner. They say that the money (~€1m nationwide annually) will be re-invested in the rail network, but from a selfish Carlow perspective, that'll probably be in a region that Carlovians won't frequent very often.

Mary White in fairness to her has been speaking out against the shambles that is Irish Rail. Still no sign of the 5:35 returning, still no sign of bikes being accommodated on trains.

Irish Rail are sh!te in other words. [/rant]

Bikes are accommodated on the new trains.

patrickc

fitzyshea wrote: »

Bikes are accommodated on the new trains.

for a fee nearly as much as a person