Irish Rail - 20:47 Connolly Mullingar and other minor changes from 30th September

thomasj

So, as been rumoured over the last few days , the 20:47hrs Connolly Maynooth (M-F) service is extended to Mullingar from the 30th September , calling at all stops. There are also some other late night changes as below

Details here :
http://www.irishrail.ie/service-updates/new-mullingar-service

Changes are:

20:47hrs Dublin Connolly to Maynooth (Monday to Friday) is extended to Mullingar, additionally serving Kilcock, Enfield and Mullingar

21:40hrs Maynooth to Dublin Connolly (Mon to Fri) is cancelled

23:10hrs Dublin Pearse to Maynooth (Mon to Fri) is deferred to 23:20hrs

23:17hrs Dublin Connolly to Maynooth (Sat) is deferred to 23:27hrs

23:20hrs Dublin Connolly to Maynooth (Sun) is deferred to 23:27hrs

23:43hrs Clonsilla to M3 Parkway (Mon to Sat) is deferred to 23:53hrs

23.47hrs Clonsilla to M3 Parkway (Sun) is deferred to 23:53hrs

22:28hrs Hazelhatch to Grand Canal Dock (Mon to Fri) will arrive at Grand Canal Dock at 23:16hrs

23:20hrs Grand Canal Dock to Hazelhatch (Mon to Fri) is deferred to 23:22hrs

23:00hrs Bray to Howth (Mon to Fri) operates up to 3 minutes later from Grand Canal Dock onwards

23:00hrs Bray to Malahide (Sat) is deferred to 23:05hrs

23:35hrs Dublin Pearse to Dundalk (Mon to Sun) is deferred to 23:40hrs

TheChrisD

I hope there's a contingency being put in place for the hypothetical traveller on the ex-Sligo train arriving into Maynooth at 2125 who would normally transfer onto the 2140 to go to a local stop, as they would now have to wait until 2210.

ongarboy

So one of the half hourly Maynooth Connolly evening services has now been cancelled? I thought the off peak frequency was being heralded as one of the main passenger enhancements early this year with the last timetable overhaul? Now we're back to once an hour after 9pm!

andrewfaulk

TheChrisD wrote: »

I hope there's a contingency being put in place for the hypothetical traveller on the ex-Sligo train arriving into Maynooth at 2125 who would normally transfer onto the 2140 to go to a local stop, as they would now have to wait until 2210.

Is this passenger not mostly hypothetical, Surely there is very little demand for this

L1011

Pretty solid demand for Maynooth both directions for all evening trains during college term.

Jamie2k9

L1011 wrote: »

Pretty solid demand for Maynooth both directions for all evening trains during college term.

Maybe so however the NTA would not allow the 21.40 be cut if numbers were particularly strong.