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A RANGE OF rail fares are set to increase from tomorrow after a number of increases were approved by the National Transport Authority last month.
Iarnród Éireann has confirmed that Dart fares are rising by an average 6 per cent and Commuter service tickets will go up by 6.7 per cent.
The following increases are being introduced:
Sample fares
The fare changes will see, for example, an adult single ticket for the Dart from Blackrock to Pearse Street increase from €2.05 to €2.20 (up 7.3 per cent) and an adult single from Howth to Connolly go up from €2.40 to €2.50 (up 4.1 per cent).
A seven-day ticket for the Clonsilla to Connolly service will be rising by 20 cents to €21.10 (up 1 per cent), while a three-day ticket for the Bray to Connolly route will be up 80 cents to €14.60 (up 5.8 per cent).
A Cork-Cobh adult single fare is increasing 25 cents to €4.50 (up 5.9 per cent).
Meanwhile, increases to annual and monthly season tickets issued under the Taxsaver scheme will not become effective until March.
The rail company says that proposed fare increases for its Intercity services are being considered by the National Transport Authority.
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Increasing the price of public transport during a recession, such miserable b*stards
Where will it all end. We see this morning that there might have to be an emergency Budget because the Government might not be able to reach it targets.I think if they keep the fares at a reasonable level there would be more people travelling on the Public transport system.Even this morning Petrol at the pumps has increased because of the increase in Vat.
Good for bit they actually try to make it more efficient. Wouldn’t it make more sense to cut costs, reduce the wages/overtime bill and pass on the savings to the customer. If you put up prices it’s reduces demand, so they put up prices again.
Trade Unions have destroyed Iarnród Éireann. It’s impossible to make any meaningful changes without causing uproar among the employees so the Government are happier to push the cost onto the customer. The employees don’t seem to take any pride in their work unlike other rail companies in Europe.
Prepare for inflation this year. Oil is going up in price . This means increase in food. Increase In heating and transport.
So stock up on food when it’s cheap and on sale. Get walking and turn down you heating and turn off your lights
How can the NTA approve fare increases during a recession? This is madness and Irish Rail are a uselessly inefficient organisation. Unfortunately this is the result of there being no competition in rail transportation, unlike our neighbours in the UK and other countries.
God forbide- iPads are a pain for predictive text
The Dart is sooo slow. If they sped it up they might actually get a few extra train journeys per day.
It’s already 4.40 or something one way to Greystones which is a rip off as it is.
Criminals.
Don’t worry by all accounts the soccer in June will lift all our spirits Yes this is a line being touted about!!
Are we not a low ebb to believe a bunch of footballers can rescue us it’s more madness like the bigger new years eve party next year.The only thing this will left is bank balances of F A I , footballers ,John Delaney and publicans.More is feader linn bull
This is just aload of sh1ite!
Where will it all end. We see this morning that there might have to be an emergency Budget because the Government might not be able to reach it targets.I think if they keep the fares at a reasonable level there would be more people travelling on the Public transport system.Even this morning Petrol at the pumps has increased because of the increase in Vat.
An Irish Rail spokesperson was on the radio this morning stating their inter-city fares were ”heavily discounted” online. The presenter mentioned the figure of 10 euro to travel by train from Dublin to Cork, but both he and the spokesperson failed to mention the fact that (a) all internet bookings incur a €2 transaction fee and that (b) that using a Visa/Mastercard to book costs a further €1. While I still think that €13 is a reasonable price to pay to travel from Dublin to Cork (or vice verca), the main problem is in order to avail of this fare, one has to book several weeks in advance or else travel at inconvenient times.
The majority of Irish Rail fares from Cork to Dublin always seem to be €37 (one way ) whenever I’ve checked online, which seems to suggest the rip-off republic is alive and well!
DART now stands for
Dublin
Area
RIPOFF
Transport
Just get a taxi & sicken them.
Where is the headline, “Great start to 2012 as transport prices rise again”? Do you not have a consistant editorial stance on rising prices?
The only people this will hurt are the only people keeping this country running, the worker, therefore taxpayer.
Bankers, politicians & rich: Dont take public transport with the people they consider low life scum, the normal person of Ireland
Junkies & scroungers (eternal SW recipients): never paid fares, just jumped on anyway, no increase from not paying. Even if they did its still the worker paying for it.
OAPS: thankfully still entitled to free transport after spending their lives doing their bit (the government wouldn’t dare touch it after the last protests)
So yet again our government just keep on screwing the normal person trying to do their bit for their country by working while they introduce taxes and hikes that dont touch their true friends, the rich . FF Part Deux. Go to hell Enda.
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