Frequency being doubled from July on the Cork - Cobh/Midleton line. First bit of CMATS being tangibly implemented
Ah I'd have thought that the tracks that were there (coming from cobh/midleton lines) didn't need any work until far closer to the station itself
They are getting the line together for the new connection from the railway station to the bus station
What exactly are they doing in this time? I'd have no clue about the reasons for it. Good chunk of work done, is it only daytime work?
Apologies if some of the photos are upside down but these were taken yesterday evening and show the work that’s been carried out since Saturday. The level crossing has also had work done on it.
edit: again sorry lads I’ve tried to get the top two the right way around but no dice it seems. Anyone have any tips as to how to fix them.
Well they started the work on the line this morning after having had ballast on the site of the old tivoli station for a few weeks and then rails appeared on the same part this week. They had tied the cables back to the wall on the side of the track(by the houses) last week and this morning they were working on the level crossing and the track was lifted between there are the skew bridge on the line out of cork.
Under Bus Connects, 15 of the 44 bus routes will terminate or stop at the south south of Kent Station (Alfred Street extension)
7, Mount Oval - Kent
12, Carrigaline - Passage West - Kent
13, Airport - Park & Ride - Kent
13A, Haulbowline - Ballygarvan - Kent
13B, Kinsale - Kent
15, St Stephen's Hospital - MTU
16, Cloghroe - Kent
20, Bessboro - Kent
21, Lower Dublin Hill - UCC
23, Collin's Barracks - Deerpark - Park & Ride
30, Ballincurra - MTU
31X, Youghal - Parnell Place
41X, Haulbowline - Kent
42X, Fountainstown - Kent
51, Knockraha - Parnell Place
Carrigtwohill IDA needs a stop!
Preliminary tender for the double tracking to Midleton has been issued on etenders:
This is great, a lot more flexibility now for using the trains, something that will hopefully lead to increased use. Fully agree with the calls for later trains, even just on Friday/Saturday would be a huge benefit.
There was talk initially of incorporating a P&R at Dunkettle with the works going on there at the moment on the interchange. But I think that got knocked on the head in favour of a later delivery per CMATS. Missed opportunity.
Well as a regular to daily user of the services i would say just before covid the station car parks at Little Island and Glounthane were pretty full alot of the time. Some of my work colleagues coming from east cork would drive to Little Island or Glounthane rather than using the nearer midleton or cobh, simply because the frequency at little island and glounthane allowed them more flexibility. So these users will hopefully take advantage of the increased frequency.
I think a park and ride east on the line at dunkettle with the increase in service frequency would be a massive boost and encourage alot of people coming down the M8 to park up and use rail if their final destination is city centre.
It takes a while for new public transport services to build up ridership, that's the case everywhere. If empty running persists measures to reduce road use should be implemented
Agree with the above - a late night service would be very welcome and used.
Surely Cork to Midleton or Cobh has demand for a late service. Even a 11:45 on a Friday/Saturday would suffice!
The last train to Midleton is at 22:15. Ridiculously early.
it's excellent news. now if they'd only add a late night service (just bring back the old 23:15 and 23:30 trains).
At first certainly, but if they manage to keep this service pattern up, it will attract more passengers in the future. One thing that should happen though is the provision of additional bus services to Kent station to allow for easier transfers. Right now, I think only the 205 and 214 serve the station on a semi-regular basis. The bus stop at the south side of the station has enough capacity for extra services and I don't think the old main bus stop on the north side of the station is used at all anymore, so the space would be there.
Yeah there'll be lots of near empty trains chugging on that line outside the morning and evening commutes.
Well, this is surely a good thing.
But (ya, you knew it!), I used to commute on the Kent to Little Island rail line every day, and it was never that busy. The people who prefer to drive through the horrendous traffic to Little Island will continue to do so. I would much prefer if they doubled the frequency of the bus to the airport (supposedly one every half hour but seems completely random to me).
And, yes Sherlock, I no longer work in Little Island, but the airport business park.
