Wednesday 12 May, 2021
Disability activists have in recent years highlighted that many lifts are out of service for long periods of time.
Dublin Bus, Bus Éireann and Irish Rail are operating revised schedules.
Reduced capacity will apply on trains due to Covid-19 restrictions.
Capacity on public transport will increase from 25% to 50% from tomorrow onwards.
The project highlights the dramatic reduction in noise pollution in Ireland during the first Covid-19 lockdown.
Full Dart services will operate weekdays.
Capacity on public transport services was greatly reduced after the arrival of Covid-19.
The €120 million project will result in the resignalling of the Dart network from Howth/Malahide to Sandymount.
Irish Rail said it’s been encouraged by the increasing interest from women in its recruitment drives.
The log includes several near misses, a brawl with ‘quite a bit of blood’, and theft on trains and at stations.
A public consultation will now take place as part of plans for the Dart+ West programme.
A vehicle drove through a closed arm of a level crossing barrier this morning.
The government’s development plan aims to increase capacity on Dart services to cope with the expected rise in demand in future.
Compliance across various services ranges from 40% to 98%, the National Transport Authority has said.
The advice comes ahead of Phase Three of the government’s roadmap for re-opening the country.
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There are currently 948 level crossings on the Iarnród Éireann network.
But social distancing requirements will still mean capacity on services will be just over 20% of pre-Covid levels.
The National Bus and Rail Union wants a number of measures introduced to guarantee worker welfare.
Unions have been calling for the introduction of a dedicated transport policing unit.
Engineering works at Pearse are also planned for 21-22 March and 25-26 April.
It’s not yet clear if the woman in question travelled from Dublin to Belfast via train.
An ‘anarchist’ could do ‘something terrible’ to a reusable cup before handing it to staff, the catering manager said.
Disability activists have recently highlighted that many lifts are out of service for long periods of time,
Irish Rail says the delays are mainly between Howth and Howth Junction but knock-on delays could affect other services.
Passenger figures across the rail, bus and tram network in Ireland increase last year.
Customers have expressed frustration at their reservation name or number not appearing above the seat they have booked.
The PeakTime website was launched to try to reduce overcrowding on carriages during rush-hour.
Irish Rail has warned commuters to expect delays.
Services were suspended while emergency services dealt with a “trespasser” on the tracks.
This morning’s incident resulted delays of up to 30 minutes to Irish Rail services.
Security personnel will be on board the late night services over the coming weeks to ensure customer safety.
The collision took place at a bridge on Erne Street at around 12.30pm.
The investment in civil engineering programmes will take place from 2020 to 2024.
NTA CEO Anne Graham said that overall fare revenue will increase by “less than 2%”.
This is the second incident of its kind today.
The incident happened on Serpentine Avenue.
Irish Rail anticipates that the piano will remain out of service for over a week.
Over the last two years there have been multiple instances of lifts being out of order for more than 20 consecutive days.
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.
