Services on many train lines will run on an altered schedule over the Christmas and new year period, according to Irish Rail.
There will be significant disruption on the line between Connolly and Grand Canal Dock stations in Dublin from St Stephen’s Day to January 5th, when it will be effectively closed for track renewal, with limited exceptions from Pearse to Grand Canal Dock. This will affect Dart and Rosslare services.
There will be no train services on Christmas Day or St Stephen’s Day. The company has advised customers to pre-book on InterCity services, particularly during busy periods.
Here are full details of train timetable changes over the holiday break:
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Christmas Eve, Tuesday, December 24th
• Weekday InterCity service but with cancellations and alterations on certain routes, with last services between 18.00 and 20.30 approximately.
• Dart and Commuter will operate a normal Saturday service, with last services between 19.25 and 21.00 approximately. Please check times at irishrail.ie.
Last services: 19.45 Dublin Heuston/Portlaoise and 19.25 Portlaoise/Dublin Heuston; 20.17 Dublin Connolly/Maynooth and 21.08 Maynooth/Dublin Connolly; 20.50 Clonsilla/M3 Parkway and 21.08 M3 Parkway/Clonsilla; 20.18 Dublin Connolly/Drogheda and 19.48 Drogheda/Dublin Connolly; 21.03 Malahide/Dublin Connolly and 20.57 Bray/Dublin Connolly.
• Phoenix Park Tunnel Commuter (Grand Canal Dock/Hazelhatch and Newbridge) route will operate a reduced service until 19.45 approximately.
Last services: 18:52 Hazelhatch/Grand Canal Dock and 19:45 Grand Canal Dock/Hazelhatch.
• Cork Commuter will operate a normal Saturday service until 20.00 to 21.00 approximately.
Last services: 20.00 Cork/Cobh and 20.30 Cobh/Cork; 20.15 Cork/Midleton and 20.45 Midleton/Cork.
Christmas Day, Wednesday, December 25th and St Stephen’s Day, Thursday, December 26th
• No train services operating on any routes.
Track renewal: Connolly to Grand Canal Dock, December 26th to January 5th
• Line closed between Connolly and Grand Canal Dock.
• Dart services will operate between Howth/Malahide and Connolly Station, and between Grand Canal Dock and Bray/Greystones.
• A limited shuttle bus service will operate between Connolly and Grand Canal Dock in both directions, and Dublin Bus will accept rail tickets for southside customers travelling to/from the city centre.
• Intercity services between Dublin Connolly and Rosslare Europort will involve bus transfers between Connolly and Bray.
• All Northern/Maynooth Commuter services will operate to/from Dublin Connolly only.
Exceptions to the above will be:
• New Year’s Eve from 23.00 onwards: Line will be closed from Connolly to Pearse only, to facilitate those travelling home from city centre to southside locations on late-night trains after Dublin’s NYE Festival events.
• Thursday, January 2nd and Friday 3rd from 06.00 to 18.00 inclusive: Line will be closed from Connolly to Pearse only, to facilitate those early returning commuters travelling between southside and city centre. Southside Dart services will operate between Pearse and Bray/Greystones.
Throughout the works, Connolly Station will be fully operational with the exception of platform seven, and Grand Canal Dock Station will be fully operational.
Other services, December 27th to January 5th
• Revised and reduced InterCity services, check times before travel.
• Revised Saturday service on Dart and Commuter routes, including Connolly to Grand Canal Dock closure (see above).
• Saturday service on Cork Commuter routes.
Saturday, December 28th
• Normal Saturday InterCity service but with cancellations and alterations on certain routes.
• Revised Saturday service on DART and Commuter routes, including Connolly to Grand Canal Dock closure (see above).
• Normal Saturday service on Cork Commuter and Portlaoise Commuter routes.
Sunday, December 29th
• Normal Sunday InterCity service but with cancellations and alterations on certain routes.
• Revised Sunday service on Dart and Commuter routes, including Connolly to Grand Canal Dock closure (see above).
• Normal Sunday service on Cork Commuter and Portlaoise Commuter route.
Monday, December 30th
• Revised and reduced InterCity services, check times before travel.
• Revised Saturday service on Dart and Commuter routes, including Connolly to Grand Canal Dock closure (see above).
• Saturday service on Cork Commuter routes.
• Revised service on Portlaoise Commuter route, check times before travel.
• No service on Phoenix Park Tunnel (Grand Canal Dock/Hazelhatch to Newbridge) route.
New Year’s Eve, December 31st
• Weekday InterCity service but with cancellations and alterations on certain routes, with last services between 18.00 and 20.30 approx.
• Revised Saturday service on Dart and Commuter routes until 19:25hrs to 21:00 hrs approximately, including Connolly to Grand Canal Dock closure (see above).
• No service on Phoenix Park Tunnel (Grand Canal Dock/Hazelhatch to Newbridge) route.
• Cork Commuter will operate a normal Saturday service until 21.00 approximately.
• Additional late-night services will operate after Dublin New Year’s Eve events – for southside Dart, these services will depart from Pearse Station. All other routes will depart from Connolly Station. Tara Street Station will not be open:
The services are: 01.35 and 02.35 from Dublin Connolly serving all stations to Howth; 01.30 and 02.30 from Dublin Pearse serving all stations to Greystones; 01.50 and 02.55 from Dublin Connolly, serving all stations from Howth Junction to Dundalk; 01.25 and 03.00 from Dublin Connolly serving all stations to Maynooth; 00.50 and 02.50 from Dublin Connolly serving Drumcondra, and all stations from ParkWest to Kildare.
New Year’s Day, Wednesday, January 1st
• Revised and reduced InterCity services, check times before travel.
• Revised Sunday service on Dart and Commuter routes, including Connolly to Grand Canal Dock closure (see above).
• Sunday service on Cork Commuter and Portlaoise Commuter route.
• No service on Phoenix Park Tunnel (Grand Canal Dock/Hazelhatch to Newbridge) route.
Thursday, January 2nd and Friday, January 3rd
• Normal weekday service on InterCity services (except for bus transfers for Rosslare services for Connolly to Grand Canal Dock closure – see above) and Portlaoise commuter services.
• Revised Saturday service with additional peak time services will operate on Dart and Dublin Connolly Commuter routes, with the following alterations:
Docklands Station will be closed; Northside Dart services will operate between Dublin Connolly and Howth/Malahide only; Southside Dart services will operate between Dublin Pearse and Bray/Greystones only until about 18.00, after which services will operate between Grand Canal Dock and Bray/Greystones only; Northern Commuter services will operate between Dundalk/Drogheda and Dublin Connolly only; Maynooth Commuter services will operate between Maynooth and Dublin Connolly only; M3 Parkway Commuter services will operate between M3 Parkway and Clonsilla only. Customers can connect with Maynooth Commuter services for travel to/from Dublin Connolly; Reduced service on Phoenix Park Tunnel (Grand Canal Dock/Hazelhatch and Newbridge). Services will operate to/from Dublin Connolly only. Customers are advised to please check times before travel.
Saturday, January 4th
• Normal Saturday InterCity service on all routes, except Dublin/Rosslare arrangements due to Connolly to Grand Canal Dock works (see above).
• Revised Saturday service on Dart and Dublin Commuter routes including Connolly to Grand Canal Dock closure (see above).
• Normal Saturday service on Cork Commuter and Portlaoise Commuter route.
Sunday, January 5th
• Normal Sunday InterCity service on all routes, except Dublin/Rosslare arrangements due to Connolly to Grand Canal Dock works (see above).
• Normal Sunday service on Cork Commuter routes.
• Normal Sunday service on Portlaoise Commuter route.
• Revised Sunday service on Dart and Dublin Commuter routes including Connolly to Grand Canal Dock closure (see above).
Monday, January 6th
• Normal service on all routes.
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