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New late evening rail service from Dublin to Portlaosie starts Monday 3rd November

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  • 31-10-2008 7:57pm
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    enterprise
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    From: http://www.irishrail.ie/news_centre/news.asp?action=view&news_id=438

    General News
    New Late Evening Service for Portlaoise, Portarlington and Monasterevin from Monday 3rd November. by Corporate Communications


    Iarnród Éireann advises customers that a new late evening service to Portlaoise will be introduced from Monday, 3rd November.

    The new service, departing Heuston at 22.15hrs, will be a huge boost for Commuters to Monasterevin, Portarlington and Portlaoise in particular, as the last train for Portlaoise currently departs at 21.00hrs.

    The new service will also serve Newbridge and Kildare, giving an added late evening option for commuters from these towns. The schedule will operate, from Monday to Friday as follows:

    Heuston 22.15hrs

    Newbridge 22.45hrs

    Kildare 22.50hrs

    Monasterevin 22.57hrs

    Portarlington 23.04hrs

    Portlaoise 23.14hrs

    With this late departure, commuters along the route can work, study or socialise late in the city, and have a convenient option available to commute home. This service will increase the attractiveness of commuting by rail, and look forward to strong support for this extra late evening train from the commuters it will serve.

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    This is great news for Portarlington and Portlaoise. With the opening of Laois Traincare Depot outside Portlaoise last Summer, the Laois area can look forward to more service expansion as the new Intercity DMU continues to enter service.


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    #2
    kikel
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    Great news, should make this alot easier for commuters. Go on the piss with work mates work late and get the late train home.


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    kmart6
    Registered Users Posts: 15,172 ✭✭✭✭kmart6


    Bout time this happened!


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    #4
    Roaster
    Registered Users Posts: 787 ✭✭✭Roaster


    Some good news at last.


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    #5
    jack of all
    Registered Users Posts: 2,372 ✭✭✭jack of all


    That is a welcome addition!


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    #6
    smokestone
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19 ✭smokestone


    hopefully this is the first of many xtra trains to stop in Portarlington

    we have to wait and see what impact the Portlaoise train depot will have on providing extra services to Portarlington


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    offaly1
    Registered Users Posts: 993 ✭✭✭offaly1


    could do with train that late going to tullamore/athlone! no such luck though!


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    #8
    smokestone
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19 ✭smokestone


    have you ever considered setting up a railway action group.

    If you dont ask Irish Rail for additional services your not going to get any.


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    #9
    Peter Walczak
    Registered Users Posts: 115 ✭✭Peter Walczak


    Still, you can't go up to Dublin for a gig or something and get back to Portlaoise by train or bus.


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    #10
    Laoismum
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1 ✭Laoismum


    Kavanaghs run a bus from Dublin city centre to Portlaoise that leaves at 12.30am, covers a lot of gig finish times or football matches...


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