Irish Rail Live Map

bobbyss · 17-05-2025 04:40PM #1

I have only seen this recently. When I try and track a train that I am on, the 'live map', does not seem to give its real time position. I think it is giving its location as it should be according to the its timetable. If that is the case, this is useless. Not, it seems, taking into account delays etc. Has anyone else any experience of this?

The Mathematician · 17-05-2025 08:31PM

On the Sligo line it shows the actual position, but this only changes when the train enters a station. If you click on the train, it shows you the timetable as well as how early/late the train is. As with buses, occasionaly it doesn't work, but it does work the vast majority of the time.

Different lines may behave differently, I don't know.

TranslatorPS · 19-05-2025 09:14AM

The Live Map takes data directly from the signalling system, not some sort of a GPS tracking system, so the train positions are established based on track circuit occupancy. It works off the same data that the signallers do, except parsed towards the public.

HiJacques · 19-05-2025 09:25AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123463769#Comment_123463769

I wondered about that, thanks for the explanation.

bikeman1 · 19-05-2025 10:01AM

It is not live at all. It is estimated based on roughly where the train should be between sections of signals. The further out you go with bigger gaps, the more useless it becomes. It knows nothing of delays etc.

I recommend completely ignoring it.

Citizen Six · 09-06-2025 03:48PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123463878#Comment_123463878

That's not true. It's generally pretty good with delays. But again, it's based on sections.

Board Walker · 01-08-2025 09:43AM

Its not live in the slightest. Any time i look at the map it shows trains coming into the station but i look up and poof…….. nothing

dowlingm · 10-08-2025 07:45PM

imagine if there was a project to conceal air tags on trainsets so there would be some notion of where they are 🤣

Jamie2k9 · 10-08-2025 11:56PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123711848#Comment_123711848

Could also just use the train's GPS…

dowlingm · 11-08-2025 01:16PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123712385#Comment_123712385

true, but since that appears to be beyond the wit of IE at present…

Citizen Six · 11-08-2025 02:42PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123713341#Comment_123713341

Well you go and get the air tags, put them on every train, and let us know how you get on.

highdef · 05-09-2025 01:49PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123528852#Comment_123528852

Yes, it's ok with delays however on my recent trip passed Lough Owel on the approach to Mullingar on single track, the below had me a tad bit nervous for several moments!

Irish Rail Live Map

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