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Why do DARTs wait so long at platforms?

  • 01-10-2013 4:43pm
    #1
    carlmango11
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,019 ✭✭✭


    I only travel between Connolly and Clontard Road but at both of these stops the driver activates the doors, everyone alights/boards, and then he sits there for a good 45 seconds (sometimes longer) with the doors open?

    Drives me crazy, why can't they just open/close and get moving again?


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  • #2
    bikeman1
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    carlmango11 wrote: »
    I only travel between Connolly and Clontard Road but at both of these stops the driver activates the doors, everyone alights/boards, and then he sits there for a good 45 seconds (sometimes longer) with the doors open?

    Drives me crazy, why can't they just open/close and get moving again?

    Hardly travelling across the network with plenty of experience!

    Well most DARTs are booked to stop at Connolly for 1 minute. Northbound at Clontarf in the morning there are usually a lot of passengers getting off. Also there is sometimes a bit of padding (extra time allowed) for that section in case a driver has to change at the depot.

    Southbound, often a DART will get held at Clontarf Rd because of conflicting movements ahead in the Connolly area.

    The DART is run to a timetable and must wait for its specified time at each station. However in general this is usually less than 30 seconds.


  • #3
    carlmango11
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,019 ✭✭✭carlmango11


    fair enough...


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