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Unread 03-02-2012, 12:17   #11
comcor
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On the plus side, the Irish Rail have switched the times of the trains that I listed above.

The Dublin train leaves at 6:15 and the Tralee train at 6:30, so it cuts 10 unnecessary minutes off the journey.

Regarding the fares, as I mentioned in another thread, the fare from Cork to Tralee really should be the same as the Dublin-Kilkenny fare . Similar distance. Similar usage of fast track (Dublin-Cork) and slow track (Kildare-Waterford or Mallow-Tralee). In fact the fare is 10 Euro higher, meaning it's completely uncompetitive with the bus.

There is definitely a fiddle on the Kerry line when it comes to the new fare structure. You see it more extremely in fares starting in Cork, but it applies to the Dublin ones too.
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