Irish Rail New Proposed Timetable - August 2024

The PPT services terminating at Connolly might have had the largest responses to the consultation, but the explanation tells you that there would have been a much larger objection if they’d changed the Maynooth or Northern services to terminate at Connolly as a result - the numbers on those trains are far in excess of the PPT.

You can’t please everyone no matter what happens with timetable changes.

For the new Wexford change, does that imply that the 21:25 Wexford/Gorey train will physically be attached to the train running the 22:05 Gorey/Connolly service (assuming they're both operated by the same train type)? Or is it the case that passengers will transfer at Gorey and then the Wexford train will go special to Connolly.

No as the Wexford set overnights in Gorey to operate the commuter service next morning.

At the moment it runs empty from Wexford to Gorey.

Darts seem to be taking longer again. Trains now leave Greystones 3 minutes earlier, and arrive in Tara Street 1 minute later. Yes, it's only 4 minutes difference, but the same thing happened that last time they adjusted the timetable. And that's before they account for the new station at Woodbrook whenever that opens).

Response 16 says otherwise at the bottom of the link below.

Sorry

There you go - I had posted earlier upthread in any case.

https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/news/New-Timetable-2024

I’d be careful about posting something like that - as you’re actually saying they’re lying about it.

They are specific replies to each issue raised.

Unless you’re actually involved in the detailed work drawing up the rosters or the schedules, I’m not sure how you can say that with certainty.

Regarding the removal of Commuter services operating from Maynooth/Drogheda to Bray and vice versa, here is the reason:

"In order to improve fleet availability and reduce congestion on the network, we have removed the existing Commuter services to/from Bray.

It is however still possible for customers to interchange with the DART service to continue these journeys."

It is somewhat understandable and being sandwiched between DARTs 10 minutes apart, they often cruised by at stopping speed passed the stations they skipped. I'm pretty sure that passengers at these stations found this to be a bit of a tease. Nevertheless, they were handy for trips into Dublin city, not to mention comfortable to be on. Finally, as an occasional trainspotter, I'll personally miss seeing them around.

Anyone else disappointed by this decision?

Could they not have routed PPT service to Docklands as an alternative?

Where can I view the new timetable?

There certainly do appear to be issues on the Connolly side - I'd assume the schedulers are busy trying to figure out what the the causes are - that might mean some changes to the timetable in the coming weeks.

I usually get to Broombridge sometime around 18.50 heading west.

Seems to be a new gap in the timetable just about then. I'll have just missed an 18.46 to Maynooth unless it's running late. There's a 19:04 to M3 which does me fine, and the next is the 19:27 to Maynooth.

Strikes me as quite early in the evening for there to be 40 minute gaps between Maynooth services as this is still commuting time. And looks like a general downgrade in services, there seemed to be a lot more around 19:00 in the previous timetable, though I don't have it to hand. Has there been a service withdrawn (or maybe going earlier?). Not a big deal really, but has just reduced the attractiveness for me of using Luas & Rail to get home at that time.

yeah the 18.35 departure out of Connolly is too early. given that its starting from Connolly they should push it back to 18.47, in line with the pattern of :17 and :47 departures out of Connolly and as a result cutting it back to a 30 minute gap . Theres no reason for the 18:35 given that the Sligo train doesnt leave until 19:30 now

Theres a similar gap between the 20:17 out of connolly to Maynooth and the 20:55 to Mullingar, they should bring it forward to 20:47 it will tidy up the gap between 20:17, 20:47 and 21:17

Delays in Connolly this evening

I haven't had one train arrive on time from Clongriffin to the city since this timetable came into place. The trains are arriving at the old time, so 5 minutes late.

The problem always seems to be the commuter. The Dart in Malahide obviously needs to let the commuter over take it and it always passes through Clongriffin before the Dart shows up. Shambolic.

OK the flip side, the train from the city to the Northside are working great.

Another late from from Clongriffin tonight. It was due at 6:31, didn't arrive until 6:41 or so.

It's funny, leaving the city had been spot on for me which is great. I'm just having awful hassle getting to the city.

Another evening and another Dart from Clongriffin to the City Center delayed nearly 10 minutes by a late commuter. It wouldn't be so bad if the commuter picked passengers up, but this one doesn't stop at Clongriffin.

Is the delay just train departing late or is it a bigger issue?

10 minutes late leaving the city tonight. Absolute **** show.