Resignalling project to impact Irish Rail services through Connolly for next three weekends
The €120 million project will result in the resignalling of the Dart network from Howth/Malahide to Sandymount.
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The €120 million project will result in the resignalling of the Dart network from Howth/Malahide to Sandymount.
A public consultation will now take place as part of plans for the Dart+ West programme.
The government’s development plan aims to increase capacity on Dart services to cope with the expected rise in demand in future.
But social distancing requirements will still mean capacity on services will be just over 20% of pre-Covid levels.
Normal Monday-Friday timetables for commuters on bus and DART are due to recommence on 8 June.
The National Bus and Rail Union wants a number of measures introduced to guarantee worker welfare.
Engineering works at Pearse are also planned for 21-22 March and 25-26 April.
Disability activists have recently highlighted that many lifts are out of service for long periods of time,
Passenger figures across the rail, bus and tram network in Ireland increase last year.
The PeakTime website was launched to try to reduce overcrowding on carriages during rush-hour.
Services were suspended while emergency services dealt with a “trespasser” on the tracks.
Security personnel will be on board the late night services over the coming weeks to ensure customer safety.
That’s according to new research from Daft.ie.
There are also delays of up to 10 minutes on the Luas Green Line and Red Line services.
Several lifts were out of order at Dart stations this morning. Irish Rail said it was working to get them fixed.
54 texts were received from passengers concerned about groups of “youths being disruptive”.
There was a 14% increase in anti-social incidents on the Iarnród Éireann network in 2018.
Dublin Bus and Go Ahead Ireland will accept valid rail passes this weekend.
Houses near a Dart line have the highest average price, according to a new report.
Recent issues with lifts not working have left many wheelchair users unable to access certain stations.
Potential issues to the DART line were mentioned in two of the Dublin council reports.
‘If people were treated the same way because of their skin colour or religion, the country would shut down.’
People can text the word TRAIN followed by their location and details of the incident in question to 51444.
The service will be live-monitored by central security.
Sandymount Station is the most expensive to live near, with rents averaging at €2,905 per month.
It is the second time in two days that deer have caused disruption on rail lines.
The truck struck the bridge on Amiens Street just after 1pm.
Tara Street and Pearse Stations will both be closed today.
There are three separate disruptions to train services this weekend – here’s a run through of what’s planned.
The WRC has ordered the man’s former employer to pay him €20,000 for his unfair dismissal.
Services will remain suspended until at least 3pm.
All Dart and Commuter services were stopped for a period this evening.
There have been increased calls for transport security in recent months.
The activity involves a person holding on to the outside of a carriage as it moves away from a station.
The company wants customer feedback on the proposed changes.
Passengers had complained about overcrowding and capacity issues.
Capacity has been increased today – but one northside councillor says “the jury’s still out”.
The ‘low-speed derailment’ occurred close to Dun Laoghaire station last year.
Irish Rail has also laid on special services from Westport, Ballina and Athlone to/from Claremorris for the Knock shrine event on Sunday 26 August.