Leap card on Irish Rail Commuter line

poloeve

On the Leap card site it says the leap card can be used on Irish Rail Commuter routes, can anyone confirm if this includes trains as far as Gorey (which is classed as a commuter route). I can't find anything online other than it talking about fare capping on short-hop zones. I know the capping won't take place as its outside the short-hop zone but can the card be used at all on this route?

goingnowhere

No

AngryLips

poloeve wrote: »

On the Leap card site it says the leap card can be used on Irish Rail Commuter routes, can anyone confirm if this includes trains as far as Gorey (which is classed as a commuter route). I can't find anything online other than it talking about fare capping on short-hop zones. I know the capping won't take place as its outside the short-hop zone but can the card be used at all on this route?

Leap card can only be used within the short hop zone AFAIK

Losty Dublin

You didn't look that hard on the Leopard website as the answer to your question is there, along with a picture of the extent of the travel zone.

https://about.leapcard.ie/dart

That said, they could at least have used a better map :pac:

poloeve

Losty Dublin wrote: »

You didn't look that hard on the Leopard website as the answer to your question is there, along with a picture of the extent of the travel

That said, they could at least have used a better map

Thanks for the response but the link you sent says commuter lines which the Gorey one is according to Irish Rail. The short-hop zone is mentioned when they are talking about capping, hence why I asked the question. Not hard to send a polite response.....

Losty Dublin

poloeve wrote: »

Thanks for the response but the link you sent says commuter lines which the Gorey one is according to Irish Rail. The short-hop zone is mentioned when they are talking about capping, hence why I asked the question. Not hard to send a polite response.....

From the aforementioned Leap website...

“TFI Leap Card can be used on DART and commuter services in Dublin and Cork. “

Gorey isn’t in Dublin or Cork nor is it on the DART. Make what you will of that.

poloeve

Losty Dublin wrote: »

From the aforementioned Leap website...

“TFI Leap Card can be used on DART and commuter services in Dublin and Cork. “

Gorey isn’t in Dublin or Cork nor is it on the DART. Make what you will of that

Well Kilcoole is also not in Dublin, so.......

Quackster

poloeve wrote: »

Losty Dublin wrote: »

From the aforementioned Leap website...

“TFI Leap Card can be used on DART and commuter services in Dublin and Cork. “

Gorey isn’t in Dublin or Cork nor is it on the DART. Make what you will of that

Well Kilcoole is also not in Dublin, so.......

Given that Leap Card can now be used on all BÉ services nationwide, you'd think the same would apply for IE services.

Edit: Although thinking about it a bit more, the tag-on/tag-off commuter-rail Leap system wouldn't be suitable for Intercity and having two different Leap systems depending on the train journey would still lead to confusion so not quite sure how to square that circle...

poloeve

Quackster wrote: »

Given that Leap Card can now be used on all BÉ services nationwide, you'd think the same would apply for IE services.

Edit: Although thinking about it a bit more, the tag-on/tag-off commuter-rail Leap system wouldn't be suitable for Intercity and having two different Leap systems depending on the train journey would still lead to confusion so not quite sure how to square that circle...

The Gorey line isn't an intercity line, accord to the Irish Rail site its on the Dublin South Commuter line so shouldn't be too hard to extend, fingers crossed they'll do it in the future.

Losty Dublin

poloeve wrote: »

Well Kilcoole is also not in Dublin, so.......

True but Gorey still isn't in the Leap zone.

Victor

poloeve wrote: »

That said, they could at least have used a better map

Thanks for the response but the link you sent says commuter lines which the Gorey one is according to Irish Rail. The short-hop zone is mentioned when they are talking about capping, hence why I asked the question. Not hard to send a polite response.....

https://about.leapcard.ie/dart

Please note: TFI Leap Card cannot be used on intercity train services. It can only be used to travel on train services within the regions illustrated above.

https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/contact-us/faqs?q=leap+card

Where does the Leap Card work?
The Leap Card can be used for rail travel between stations within the 'Short Hop Zone'. This Zone includes all stations in the Dublin area from Kilcoole to Balbriggan and Commuter Stations from Dublin City Centre to Kilcock and from Dublin Heuston to Sallins and Naas.