Clonsilla station - Major road works ongoing until November

sean · 16-07-2012, 18:47

There's a cap on the number of trains that can be sent into Connolly, and the Docklands station is not very popular - the Midland route also prevents service to Drumcondra.

James Howard · 17-07-2012, 07:42

Docklands station is unpopular because it is in a ridiculous location and it costs €3.10 return on the luas to get to somewhere people want to go from it. Docklands is roughly the same distance from Grafton Street as Ranelagh.

If we had a properly integrated public transport system, you would be able to get a luas ticket for another euro or so return or possibly it would be included in the price of your ticket.

bg07 · 23-12-2012, 09:02

Has work on the 3rd platform halted? Nothing seems to have been done there for months and the points and signalling look like they still need to be commissioned. Was the project postponed indefinitely due to the ongoing Irish rail budget problems? Bit of a waste if that is the case as there can't be that much left to do.

Mark Gleeson · 23-12-2012, 10:31

It looked fully complete when I passed recently

karlr42 · 23-12-2012, 17:06

I think it's ready to go, they're just not going to start using it until the new timetable comes in.

ThomasJ · 23-12-2012, 18:21

If only they had've been as quick on hansfield that might have been opening in the new timetable!

Inniskeen · 23-12-2012, 19:16

Apparently the commissioning of the new signalling and points at Clonsilla is scheduled for early January. Given that this work has been scheduled and abandoned on at least two previous occasions, there is no guarantee that it will happen this time either !

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16-07-2012, 18:47	#1
sean Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Dublin Posts: 707	There's a cap on the number of trains that can be sent into Connolly, and the Docklands station is not very popular - the Midland route also prevents service to Drumcondra.

17-07-2012, 07:42	#2
James Howard Really Really Regluar Poster Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Sligo Line Posts: 1,115	Docklands station is unpopular because it is in a ridiculous location and it costs €3.10 return on the luas to get to somewhere people want to go from it. Docklands is roughly the same distance from Grafton Street as Ranelagh. If we had a properly integrated public transport system, you would be able to get a luas ticket for another euro or so return or possibly it would be included in the price of your ticket.

23-12-2012, 09:02	#3
bg07 Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 46	Has work on the 3rd platform halted? Nothing seems to have been done there for months and the points and signalling look like they still need to be commissioned. Was the project postponed indefinitely due to the ongoing Irish rail budget problems? Bit of a waste if that is the case as there can't be that much left to do.

23-12-2012, 17:06	#5
karlr42 Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Clonsilla Posts: 340	I think it's ready to go, they're just not going to start using it until the new timetable comes in.

23-12-2012, 18:21	#6
ThomasJ Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Clonsilla Posts: 2,812	If only they had've been as quick on hansfield that might have been opening in the new timetable!

23-12-2012, 19:16	#7
Inniskeen Really Regular Poster Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 951	Apparently the commissioning of the new signalling and points at Clonsilla is scheduled for early January. Given that this work has been scheduled and abandoned on at least two previous occasions, there is no guarantee that it will happen this time either !