Revised fares from 1st December 2017

[comcor]

Can anyone explain the InterCity zones that are contained in the appendix to that document.

How can I find out which zone a station pairing falls into?

[Mark Gleeson]

Our tool will give you the codes

http://www.railusers.ie/passenger_in..._calc_2017.php

First letter is the distance code A-Z
Second is the fare type E/1/2/L

We also show the distance code to be used if the NTA's revised distance bands were employed (still waiting, 5+ years...)

[comcor]

Fares determination for next year

https://www.nationaltransport.ie/wp-...2018_Final.pdf

I'll leave it to others to decide what surprises them, but for my own part, the introduction of a Cork City Green Zone for buses that included Mallow, while Mallow doesn't have Leap card usage on the train, could threaten commuter numbers between Mallow and Cork.

[James Howard]

The €600 Dublin add-on for point-to-points is a major improvement for those who are trying to change onto Dublin Bus or Luas. Good to see that they've avoided sticking the boot into long-distance commuters for one year anyway.

The next step should be to allow you to use Bus Eireann services on a rail pass. This would be particularly useful for Longford commuters where the last bus of the day is nearly 4 hours after the last train.

[Kilocharlie]

Originally Posted by James Howard

The €600 Dublin add-on for point-to-points is a major improvement for those who are trying to change onto Dublin Bus or Luas. Good to see that they've avoided sticking the boot into long-distance commuters for one year anyway.

The next step should be to allow you to use Bus Eireann services on a rail pass. This would be particularly useful for Longford commuters where the last bus of the day is nearly 4 hours after the last train.

The €600 top up won't be available until late 2019 meanwhile we have the €450 city centre top-up.

The disparity between Sallins and Newbridge increases as the SHZ annual fares are reduced by 5.8% while to point-to-point remain unchanged.