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Wednesday 23 September 2020
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,
Strict new Covid-19 measures are now in effect in the capital – here’s what they mean for you.
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.
The attack took place at 10:15 tonight.
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.
The man pleaded guilty to possessing a realistic imitation firearm at Connolly Station on 10 July 2017.
IT’S A QUESTION that has been asked throughout the pandemic, but which has been raised again recently after the Oliver Bond Street party – would you call the Gardaí on your neighbours if you saw they broke Covid-19 restrictions on mass gatherings?
In the UK, junior minister for policing Kit Malthouse suggested that people should report their neighbours to the police if they’re concerned about gatherings that break the rules.
At the moment, Dublin is at Level Three which means that you can have visitors from one other household to your home or garden; while the rest of the country is at Level Two, which means you can have six visitors from up to three households to your home or garden.
So we’re asking you: Would you call the Gardaí if you saw your neighbours break Covid-19 restrictions on gatherings?
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