On train information and the lack thereof, post your experience

[portarlington_user]

I changed jobs in the summer and so started getting the 25 to 8 train (5.30 cork to dublin). However being the experienced commuter that I am I didn't think I needed to check the timetable, thinking that this train was in fact a quarter to 8 train. To my horror one day (about 2 mths into new job) when I arrived to the station at 20 to 8 I discovered the train had left without me. When I questioned why it left early I was looked at like I had 5 heads and was told, 'its a 25 to 8 train'. Like I should have known! It had never gone on time in my experience previous to this.

Since June I have encountered this train actually being on time only twice. And yet even if it's 'only' 5 minutes late people seem impressed. Things are so bad that we are now happy with the situation if it arrives before quarter to. It's extremely frustrating knowing that you have to be there for 25 to when in actual fact you know that you're going to be waiting an extra 15/20 minutes - time which could happily be spent in bed!