Irish Rail bus transfer?

Champ

Hi,

This may sound like a dumb question (yes I don't use Irish Rail much:)) but while using the Irish Rail journey planner I noticed that a few journeys have a change over to a bus and just wondering if that means you're going to be passed over to Bus Eireann or does Irish Rail use their own buses (so less likely to be late)?

In fact one of the journeys I planned out simply came back as get bus on platform X with 0 changes which makes me wonder what is the difference with Bus Eireann.

Thanks.

L1011

They don't run their own buses - don't think bus transfers for works show up as such either. What journeys are you looking at?

Champ

Hi,

Thanks for replying.

Here's an Imgur snapshot of the journey in question:):
http://imgur.com/a/kaNpT

Victor

That looks peculiar. I can only surmise that there will be works and they are laying on a bus service. It may be easier to just get a direct bus from Limerick to Waterford.

Working class heroes

Champ wrote: »

Hi,

Thanks for replying.

Here's an Imgur snapshot of the journey in question:):
http://imgur.com/a/kaNpT

Planned line closure Waterford-Limerick Junction from next Wednesday for 10 days -2 weeks the facilitate bridge works.

Victor

https://twitter.com/RailUsersIe/status/831764602547470336 - no response yet

cml387

Victor wrote: »

https://twitter.com/RailUsersIe/status/831764602547470336 - no response yet

The Limerick Junction - Waterford service is one of the Cinderella services (see also Limerick - Ballybrophy).

On one occasion a relation of mine got off the train in Clonmel, and enquired of Irish Rail enquiries when the next train was, to be told that trains didn't go to Clonmel:rolleyes:.

end of the road

ah, how did i know it would be lj to waterford.
from what i hear, bus transfers seem to be a regular occurrence on this line, with no information at the effected stations. of course our all singing all dancing regulator couldn't care a jot.

Victor

http://www.irishrail.ie/news/bustransfers-limerickjunction-waterford

Bus Transfers between Limerick Junction and Waterford on selected dates from 22nd February to 4th March

15 February 2017

Due to major engineering works the following services will operate as bus transfers on Wednesday 22nd to Saturday 25th February, Monday 27th February to Saturday 4th March;

07.20hrs Waterford to Limerick Junction.
16.25hrs Waterford to Limerick Junction.
09.45hrs Limerick Junction to Waterford.
18.40hrs Limerick Junction to Waterford.
Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail apologise for any inconvenience caused.