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Dublin to Belfast train

  • 21-07-2020 09:34AM
    #1
    dizzydoll
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86 ✭✭


    Trying to book a ticket for a Dublin to Belfast train this week on Irish rail and it wont allow me to select seat. Is this new or am I missing something?


Comments

  • #2
    PM me nudes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,393 ✭✭✭PM me nudes


    No seat reservations due to Covid-19


  • #3
    dizzydoll
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86 ✭✭dizzydoll


    Fair enough, it's been a few months since I got the train. Strange decision though, would have thought assigned seating would be better.


  • #4
    Losty Dublin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,320 ✭✭✭✭Losty Dublin


    dizzydoll wrote: »
    Fair enough, it's been a few months since I got the train. Strange decision though, would have thought assigned seating would be better.

    In the case of the Belfast services you can't be sure if an Irish Rail 22000 or a NIR 3000 railcar will run on any given service so it's impossible to offer you a specific seat on this basis. Sure NIR aren't even set up to offer online seat booking on their trains.


  • #5
    seekers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 244 ✭✭seekers


    Why are the late trains being cancelled from 23 November?


  • #6
    Losty Dublin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,320 ✭✭✭✭Losty Dublin


    seekers wrote: »
    Why are the late trains being cancelled from 23 November?

    Because they've carried close to zero passengers of late.


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  • #7
    seekers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 244 ✭✭seekers


    Losty Dublin wrote: »
    Because they've carried close to zero passengers of late.

    Doesn't look good


  • #8
    Losty Dublin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,320 ✭✭✭✭Losty Dublin


    seekers wrote: »
    Doesn't look good

    The two late trains didn't carry that many anyway so their loss isn't huge. But in the long term the outlook isn't looking good.


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