Dunleer

Jamie2k9 · 28-02-2015, 17:53

Read in the papers around a week ago that Louth County Council are going to ask Irish Rail to reopen the station.

Don't know the line well but it passes close to the town however population wise it seems remarkable small. Taking away the capital costs would an unnamed station be viable with only commuter service operating.

Last Dublin bound train would be at 12.40 while the other way bar two evening peaks and late night services there is nothing. Didn't realise there was such a difference in frequency to Drogheda than Dundalk.

m3parkway · 28-02-2015, 22:22

Duleek is located on the Navan branch line which splits off the main line before Drogheda station it would not be served by Dundalk services. Very unlikely to reopen. https://www.google.ie/maps/place/Dul...c7a99731f9 90

Jamie2k9 · 28-02-2015, 22:28

Quote:

Duleek is located on the Navan branch line which splits off the main line before Drogheda station it would not be served by Dundalk services. Very unlikely to reopen. https://www.google.ie/maps/place/Dul...c7a99731f9 90

Stupid me, no wonder I couldn't find the article. I meant to say Dunleer and here is the link:
http://www.independent.ie/regionals/...-30998931.html

dowlingm · 28-02-2015, 22:50

Dunleer comes up every couple of years. If they didn't do it during the boom... Would probably have been a rounding error in the WRC budget and provided more daily passengers, mind you.

ACustomer · 01-03-2015, 10:33

It says Louth Co Council are asking for this. It should say attention-seeking gombeen Louth Co Councillors, who know nothing about railways and some of whom probably think is simply a matter of getting trains to stop there when passing through.

comcor · 02-03-2015, 10:47

When adding a new station, there has to be some caution regarding the impact on existing passengers. There's no point adding a station that provides 50 pax per day, if the extra time for Dundalk commuters sends 50 of them into their cars or onto the bus.

I know this was one reason why a 2nd Midleton station was rejected, so hopefully the same logic applies in Louth.

It would possibly not be so bad if the line was electrified, but the diesel railcars accelerate so slowly that it would take time.

28-02-2015, 17:53	#1
Jamie2k9 Really Really Regluar Poster Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 2,146	Dunleer Read in the papers around a week ago that Louth County Council are going to ask Irish Rail to reopen the station. Don't know the line well but it passes close to the town however population wise it seems remarkable small. Taking away the capital costs would an unnamed station be viable with only commuter service operating. Last Dublin bound train would be at 12.40 while the other way bar two evening peaks and late night services there is nothing. Didn't realise there was such a difference in frequency to Drogheda than Dundalk. Last edited by Jamie2k9 : 28-02-2015 at 22:29.

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28-02-2015, 22:22	#2
m3parkway New to the board Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 25	Duleek is located on the Navan branch line which splits off the main line before Drogheda station it would not be served by Dundalk services. Very unlikely to reopen. https://www.google.ie/maps/place/Dul...c7a99731f9 90

28-02-2015, 22:50	#4
dowlingm Really Really Regluar Poster Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,371	Dunleer comes up every couple of years. If they didn't do it during the boom... Would probably have been a rounding error in the WRC budget and provided more daily passengers, mind you.

01-03-2015, 10:33	#5
ACustomer Really Regular Poster Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 767	It says Louth Co Council are asking for this. It should say attention-seeking gombeen Louth Co Councillors, who know nothing about railways and some of whom probably think is simply a matter of getting trains to stop there when passing through.

02-03-2015, 10:47	#6
comcor Really Regular Poster Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Cork-Dublin, Cork Commuter and occasionally DART and Dublin-Wexford Posts: 855	When adding a new station, there has to be some caution regarding the impact on existing passengers. There's no point adding a station that provides 50 pax per day, if the extra time for Dundalk commuters sends 50 of them into their cars or onto the bus. I know this was one reason why a 2nd Midleton station was rejected, so hopefully the same logic applies in Louth. It would possibly not be so bad if the line was electrified, but the diesel railcars accelerate so slowly that it would take time.