How do I request a stop be added to a train service

LXFlyer

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117841488#Comment_117841488

It’s highly unlikely to happen until the re-signalling is completed, as the signalling sections on the Maynooth line are too long at present. In other words any additional stop on a Sligo train will have a knock-on effect on other services, which following Pelletstown's opening are going to be very tightly scheduled.

I do get the notion of the connection with LUAS, but that can be done at Connolly as it is with minimal time penalty and a cheaper LUAS fare for points south.

The Sligo train is supposed to be an Intercity service, but having two stops between Connolly and Maynooth is diminishing that notion being honest. Most Sligo trains already stop at Drumcondra, and another stop at the next station will just slow it even more and potentially cause congestion issues.

end of the road

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117841718#Comment_117841718

that is what the stop in maynooth is for, responding to the passenger demands to access the suburban services without having to go all the way to dublin.

sligo services are one of the slowest in the country without becoming a semi-express suburban stopper as well.

loyatemu

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117841718#Comment_117841718

Which passenger - the one who wants to get off in Broombridge, or the one who wants to get to Connolly in a reasonably quick time? Or is that another false dichotomy?

JohnnyChimpo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117842144#Comment_117842144

it is, yes

e: LXFlyer's comments on signalling upgrades are well taken, though

blanch152

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117841857#Comment_117841857

Eliminating the stop at Drumcondra is the answer to that.

The interchange at Connolly is with the Red Line, not the Green Line so it does not substitute.

Replacing the stop at Drumcondra with a stop at Broombridge enhances connectivity and makes the most sense.

LXFlyer

The Drumcondra stop was added in response to public requests to facilitate students at DCU amongst others.

I’m sure you’d be happy to explain to those passengers personally why their stop was removed?

loyatemu

I'm sure there are passengers who'd appreciate a stop at Clonsilla too, to get to Dunboyne. And at Navan Road.

Carawaystick

Everytime I ever got a train from Maynooth to Dublin it stopped for ages around Croke Park; at all times of the day. I can't see a stop at broombridge into dublin delaying stuff at all.

If you go contacting TD's make sure you are on the electoral register, know your local party TD, and mention that to TD's in other constituencies in each party, i.e tell SF TD's you mentioned it your local SF TS, tell FF TDs you mentioned it to your local FF TD.... you used polytechnic so I guess your from England, so you are entitled to a Dáil vote

LXFlyer

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117856166#Comment_117856166

Talk about a massive (and I do mean massive) over-simplification of how the railway works.

It certainly would cause delays.

Railways are scheduled on the basis of signalling sections, which means that for any new station stop it will cause issues along the entire line, and will require the timetable to be recast.

ChannelNo5

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117856968#Comment_117856968

This a 100%. Apart from the signalling issues which @LXFlyer has explained, the timetable is already fixed for this year and wont be in a position to change before next May at the earliest anyway.

SeanW

It's a difficult balancing act. If you add more stops to a long distance train, in this case Sligo and maybe Longford services, you make the service better by offering more connections. But every stop also slows the service down and can undermine its function as a long distance express, so you can't add stops without great care. The Drumcondra stop not only serves DCU St. Patricks campus, but also offers major bus connections along the old N1 to the Airport, Swords etc. So dropping that would be a questionable idea to say the least.

To my mind, the stopping pattern on Sligo services between Maynooth and Connolly should remain as-is until large parts of the DART upgrade are completed and the Glasnevin Interchange is built and begins to operate as a hub. Then, all trains going through Glasnevin should stop there with guaranteed connections onwards. This will be even more important once (hopefully when, not if) the Metro opens to the airport and Swords.

L1011

Drumcondra will likely be swapped for Glasnevin as it would serve much of the same connections; with the remaining Sligo-Drumcondra traffic being served by changing at Glasnevin.