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Getting on pre-booked Irish rail journey at a different station

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  • 14-08-2018 1:51pm
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    CR 7
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    How lenient are the staff these days about having the exact right ticket for the journey? Let's just say hypothetically speaking, if I was to pre-book tickets from Cork to Dublin and instead wanted to get on the same train in Mallow, am I likely to encounter any problems at the ticket barrier or with staff?


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    TheChizler
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    CR 7 wrote: »
    How lenient are the staff these days about having the exact right ticket for the journey? Let's just say hypothetically speaking, if I was to pre-book tickets from Cork to Dublin and instead wanted to get on the same train in Mallow, am I likely to encounter any problems at the ticket barrier or with staff?
    I wouldn't bet on there being a barrier or staff in Mallow, there wasn't the last few times I was there.

    I know people who missed the train in Cork and got a lift to Mallow (and beat it) and did as you're saying with no issue.


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    thomond2006
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    I book Limerick Colbert to Dublin as it's cheaper (bizarrely!) versus Limerick Junction to Dublin. The ticket checkers at the Junction have never raised an issue and why should they.


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    Hilly Bill
    Registered Users Posts: 6,039 ✭✭✭Hilly Bill


    CR 7 wrote: »
    How lenient are the staff these days about having the exact right ticket for the journey? Let's just say hypothetically speaking, if I was to pre-book tickets from Cork to Dublin and instead wanted to get on the same train in Mallow, am I likely to encounter any problems at the ticket barrier or with staff?

    No issue.


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