Pelletstown station gets go-ahead

LXFlyer

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117903153#Comment_117903153

The only change in the timetable is Maynooth/M3 line trains serving Pelletstown, and having to fit that into the overall schedule.

In other words, times on DART, Maynooth/M3 line, Northern line and Phoenix Park tunnel services may be shifted a few minutes, due to the extra time that the extra Pelletstown stop causes to the Maynooth/M3 train journey times.

Peregrine

There's an additional service to/from Sligo.

16:00 from Connolly every day.

16:55 from Sligo Monday to Saturday. 16:30 on Sunday.

end of the road

are those actually new/extra services, or are they just the return of services, or perhapse capacity might be a better term, that got cut from the timetable during the recession?

LXFlyer

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117904993#Comment_117904993

That service is usually suspended for the summer months every year - it comes back each autumn to boost capacity.

thomasj

I know it's a completely separate issue , not related to pelletstown , but with regards to the new timetables maybe best to remove references to 747/757 airlink in the new updated timetables and maps

LXFlyer

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117910778#Comment_117910778

They don't mention 747/757 Airlink in the new timetable pdfs.

They say "Bus connection to Dublin Airport available nearby" which is true. Dublin Express passes close to Connolly and Tara Street.

G_R

https://jrnl.ie/5557384

Station opened today!

Will be served by 94 trains a day per the article.

ongarboy

Featured on RTE news at 6 today too as the backdrop to Eamon Ryan admitting Metro Link won't happen this decade.

markpb

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117942178#Comment_117942178

94 trains a day is such an odd way for Irish Rail to describe the level of service. It's completely meaningless to most people and almost never used by other operators. Trains per hour is much more commonly used for suburban rail stations although arguably this is an urban station so headway would be more apt.

devnull

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117944269#Comment_117944269

Per day gives a bigger number and makes it sound more impressive.

Marketing basically.

LXFlyer

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117944269#Comment_117944269

Actually from watching announcements from GB TOCs, they’ve tended to express it in exactly those terms.

The higher the number the more impressive it sounds as Devnull says.