Do you need to change trains travelling from Dunboyne to Connolly?

Robin132 · 17-06-2014 02:08PM #1

I apologise if this has been asked before, but I can't seem to find a definative answer.

Anyone who uses the train from Dunboyne, do you need to change trains in Clonsilla (or indeed anywhere!)?

cython · 17-06-2014 02:16PM

Pretty sure you do. Peak commuting times, the trains from M3/Dunboyne run into Docklands, meaning you need to switch at Clonsilla or any station between there and Broombridge (nobody wants to change there). Off peak, on the other hand, AFAIK there is just a shuttle between M3 and Clonsilla (and virtually no services to Docklands), and you have to change at Clonsilla to get any further. Either way, I don't think that there is a normal service running from one to the other.

Robin132 · 17-06-2014 02:26PM

cython wrote: »

Pretty sure you do. Peak commuting times, the trains from M3/Dunboyne run into Docklands, meaning you need to switch at Clonsilla or any station between there and Broombridge (nobody wants to change there). Off peak, on the other hand, AFAIK there is just a shuttle between M3 and Clonsilla (and virtually no services to Docklands), and you have to change at Clonsilla to get any further. Either way, I don't think that there is a normal service running from one to the other.

Thanks the reply. I didn't acutally realise the trains ran to the docklands, that would suit better than Connolly, I just assumed that was as far as it went.

LXFlyer · 17-06-2014 02:28PM

Robin132 wrote: »

I apologise if this has been asked before, but I can't seem to find a definative answer.

Anyone who uses the train from Dunboyne, do you need to change trains in Clonsilla (or indeed anywhere!)?

It depends upon the time of day.

The timetable is here:
http://www.irishrail.ie/media/14-dublinm3parkwaylongford2806131.pdf?v=gchdcpy

Basically in the morning and evening peak Monday/Friday, all trains from Dunboyne run direct to Docklands - if you want to go to Connolly you can either walk from Docklands station or change at Clonsilla.

There are three direct services to Connolly from Dunboyne at 09:43, 19:08 and 19:38 Monday/Friday.

Outside that, and all day at weekends it is an hourly shuttle to/from Clonsilla where you must change.

ongarboy · 17-06-2014 05:30PM

lxflyer wrote: »

There are three direct services to Connolly from Dunboyne at 09:43, 19:08 and 19:38 Monday/Friday.

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That's interesting! I didn't realise there were still direct services to Connolly - I thought all involved the shuttle to Clonsilla apart from the Docklands bound services.

LXFlyer · 17-06-2014 05:39PM

ongarboy wrote: »

That's interesting! I didn't realise there were still direct services to Connolly - I thought all involved the shuttle to Clonsilla apart from the Docklands bound services.

They're really positioning journeys to get the sets back to Connolly.

Do you need to change trains travelling from Dunboyne to Connolly?

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