Leap card on Irish Rail Commuter line

poloeve · 26-09-2020 02:44AM #1

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 · 26-09-2020 08:25AM

No

AngryLips · 26-09-2020 08:32AM

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 · 26-09-2020 12:36PM

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 · 26-09-2020 02:06PM

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 · 26-09-2020 02:15PM

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 · 26-09-2020 02:43PM

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 · 26-09-2020 02:46PM

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 · 26-09-2020 04:00PM

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 · 26-09-2020 05:14PM

poloeve wrote: »

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

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

Victor · 27-09-2020 01:23AM

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.

murphaph · 06-02-2025 10:18PM

Apologies for resurrecting such an old thread but it came up in a search. As a visitor to Dublin I was in Howth today and I wanted to go to Hazelhatch. The journey planner suggested the DART to Connolly, the Sligo train as far as Maynooth and the W6 bus to Hazelhatch. The young lad said he'd like a spin on the bus so we took the suggested route. There was no indication in the TFI journey planner than the leap card could not be used on the Sligo train. I didn't even think about it not being allowed. Tickets weren't checked. Was this not actually allowed?

Vic_08 · 06-02-2025 10:29PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123142845#Comment_123142845

No, that was fine. It only matters that you travel within the zone which you did, not what the train is or what it's final destination is.

murphaph · 06-02-2025 11:08PM

Thanks. That's good to know.

Leap card on Irish Rail Commuter line

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