If you’re a regular commuter, these new changes could be music to your ears.
From Sunday, December 10th, Irish Rail are improving their services by expanding schedules and introducing new train services.
Additional services have been introduced in a new timetable for stations in Cork, Carlow, Westport, Portlaoise, Mallow, and Drogheda.
You can find all the changes below.
New Irish Rail services:
- Additional Dublin Heuston to Cork train leaving at 6am and arriving at 8:32am Monday to Friday. This is ideal for those who commute as it arrives in the city before 9am. There is also a connection at Limerick Junction, which allows for a pre 8am arrival in Limerick.
- Additional Dublin Heuston to Carlow leaving at 12:20pm, and a new Carlow to Dublin Heuston leaving at 3:15pm, Monday to Friday.
- New 4:20pm train from Westport to Athlone, and a new 9:08pm from Athlone to Westport, Monday to Friday, which also provides connections between Dublin Heuston and Athlone. There is also a connection to and from Ballina to the 9:08pm between Athlone and Westport.
- Significant expansion to Heuston to Portlaoise Commuter Sunday services, with eight additional commuter services from Portlaoise to Heuston, and seven from Heuston to Portlaoise, which extends the existing Heuston/Kildare services. There will also be additional stops on a number of Heuston/Cork services at Portlaoise, to connect with these commuter services.
- Morning peak service each way between Cork and Mallow, operating at 7:20am from Cork to Mallow, and 7:50am from Mallow to Cork.
- Additional services from Dublin Connolly to Drogheda, leaving at 12:20pm, 1:27pm and 2:20pm Monday through to Friday. There will also be additional services from Drogheda to Dublin leaving at 11:40am and 12:40pm on weekdays.
New train stops:
- On Sundays, four services from Heuston to Cork and five services from Cork to Heuston will now include a stop at Portlaoise, facilitating connections to the improved Portlaoise Commuter service.
- The 7:35pm Dublin Heuston to Galway service (Monday to Saturday) and the 6:45pm Dublin Heuston to Galway service (Sunday) will now extend to serve Clara, offering a later final service to Clara.
- The 6:25am Galway to Dublin Heuston service (Monday to Saturday) will now include a stop at Ballinasloe.
Timetable changes:
- Kishoge Station is scheduled to open in 2024, with local Heuston and Phoenix Park Tunnel services running at this station. The timetable has been adjusted to accommodate the future opening of Kishoge Station.
- Recent infrastructure works have led to journey time improvements on numerous Dublin Heuston to Cork and Limerick services.
- Substantial modifications have been made to Saturday and Sunday DART timetables, enhancing overall performance. These adjustments have also resulted in time changes on other routes to and from Dublin Connolly.
- Several minor schedule alterations have been implemented to improve punctuality across various services.
1,652 people participated in a public consultation for the proposed new timetable, with most of them seeking more services, later services, earlier services, the addition of new stops to existing services, and an increase in off-peak services.
The journey time for a number of train services have been made faster.
For all the information the new train services and changes to schedules, head over to the Iarnód Éireann website.
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