Theoretical Cork Suburban/Commuter Lines

If they want to turn LI into a major P&R site they need to expand the parking. Only around 80 spaces there at the moment. The original plans for Dunkettle P&R were for 400+ spaces.

I'm in favour of side-by-side also, but I was left scratching my head with what ended up being the design at some of the entry and exit points on the Cork greenway. In particular, the blackrock station. There is now a reinstated bridge from one side to another. However, from the platforms they have consumed more than half of the "track" area with ramps. 2 platforms have 2 sets of steps and 3 access ramps between them. The remaining greenway space between the platforms and ramps looks like a very narrow space now.

Very accessible for cyclists and pedestrians, but no space for future infra.

Just thinking that the new free flow to the city centre will send people east to go west anyway if they want to head into Tivoli so the Little Island station would become the natural place quickly?

Only way that'll happen is when they finally build a new line between Drogheda and Heuston via Dublin Airport and allow through services from Cork to Belfast via Heuston and Dublin Airport, so the existing Drogheda to Connolly line can be DART only and the Belfadt trains can move at a reasonable speed without getting stuck behind darts. But that's easily 3 or 4 bn euros and there's no political appetite for serious public transport spending yet.

Seeing as this is a theoretical thread - my god I'd love for the commuter rail network to expand up to Fermoy, maybe even Mitchelstown.

The amount of cars leaving this "corridor" in the morning to go to work in the city or Little Island is madness. Unfortunately, the bus service, the 245, is hourly, pretty unreliable, and very expensive.

I don't know, to be honest. I've attempted to get answers, I've written to a few TDs, to the Minister for Transport, to Bus Eireann, to NTA etc, no real solid replies. €14 return from Fermoy to Cork city centre. Madness.

They don't take LEAP cards, which is madness.

You're right that an online ticket is €11 return though, my bad. Thing is, that's still an outrageous price when you consider a return fare between Cork and Mallow is about half of that.

Probably talking about the rail fare which is €3.90 one way as far as I know.

Leap is €3.90 as per last May…..apparently. I haven’t tried it.

It should be lowered to the Leap train fare.

I don't believe you can. I have tried before. Maybe it has changed since though. Any chance of a link where I can check the actual fare with a LEAP card? Any I come across only cover city and suburban services, pitiful as they are.

I still think that it should be changed to match the LEAP fare on the Mallow to Cork rail link. We should be encouraging people to get out there and use the bus service that is available and try and increase the frequency. You're pointing out, rightly, what the current state of play is, I'm pointing out what I'd like it to be (as unrealistic as it might be, which is kinda sad really, a cheap bus fare from Fermoy to Cork shouldn't be unrealistic!).

Anyway.

Wow. Calm down, no need to shout, it's not a good look. If message boards make you this angry then maybe take a step back. If you don't want to repeat something feel free to step out of the thread.

Anyway, fair dues for providing the information. I learned a couple of things, primary among them being that the BE fare structure is kinda all over the place.

My initial point about it being in or around €11/12 return for a Cork-Fermoy ticket, whether that be with using a LEAP card or not, still stands. I wish it didn't but there you go.