Dockland train service reduced

Kaizer Sosa

I have to say that I'm really peeved with Irishrail. I used to get a train from Ashtown at 8.56 which got me into the dockland station in about ten minutes. Just discovered that this train has been cancelled for the 2010 calendar. It was the last train on this route in the morning so now I'm going to have to get to the train station half an hour earlier every morning. I know it won't kill me but still, it's pretty annoying all the same. Does anyone know the reasons for getting rid of this particular train?

It isn't exactly packed every morning but it must surely be breaking even and it provides a really good service to those working in the IFSC who can't face the crowds on the connolly bound trains.

L1011

Low user numbers I'd guess. Theres probably also the twisted "you can get the Luas there now (meaning 2010 timetable 'now')" logic despite the lack of Connolly-Point trams...

antoinolachtnai

what proportion of the seats on the carriage are taken up when you travel on it?

Kaizer Sosa

antoinolachtnai wrote: »

what proportion of the seats on the carriage are taken up when you travel on it?

I would think about 80%. But why shouldn't the minimum standard of expectation be that you should get a seat on a train you are paying good money for? Just because people aren't packed like sardines in a train shouldn't mean its cancelled. My point is that the Dublin Docklands development authority should be incentivising business in this area with infrastructural support. Moves like this would seem to be a set back to this.

antoinolachtnai

I would have thought they would expect a further 'lift' in numbers when the Luas comes into operation and that they might even increase services slightly to cater for that. Obviously IR have a different view.