Crazy pricing - Enfield

cullenswood · 12-01-2013, 22:38

I have stopped using the train to commute from Dublin to Enfield due to the fact that the bus is actually quicker.

I recently had to take the train home and was shocked that the price was €12.20 single. Is this not a crazy price, far more expensive than Bus Eireann and nearly four times the price of the private operator I use.

How can a station two stops on from Maynooth and in a commuter town justify such a price?

Thomas Ralph · 13-01-2013, 15:23

The main issue is that it is just outside the Dublin commuter area (boundary being Maynooth).

Destructix · 14-01-2013, 01:44

That price is crazy and if the bus is much cheaper and faster than this train people will of course vote with their feet and stop using it (unless they are rail enthusiasts). At least you have competition there. Thurles to Dublin/Cork fares are the biggest rip off since the TV license. No Bus Éireann/Aircoach to compete with either so you just have to pay it.

12-01-2013, 22:38	#1
cullenswood Regular Poster Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 34	Crazy pricing - Enfield I have stopped using the train to commute from Dublin to Enfield due to the fact that the bus is actually quicker. I recently had to take the train home and was shocked that the price was €12.20 single. Is this not a crazy price, far more expensive than Bus Eireann and nearly four times the price of the private operator I use. How can a station two stops on from Maynooth and in a commuter town justify such a price?

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13-01-2013, 15:23	#2
Thomas Ralph IT Officer Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Greenwich, London Posts: 1,860	The main issue is that it is just outside the Dublin commuter area (boundary being Maynooth).

14-01-2013, 01:44	#3
Destructix Really Regular Poster Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: North Tipperary Posts: 258	That price is crazy and if the bus is much cheaper and faster than this train people will of course vote with their feet and stop using it (unless they are rail enthusiasts). At least you have competition there. Thurles to Dublin/Cork fares are the biggest rip off since the TV license. No Bus Éireann/Aircoach to compete with either so you just have to pay it.