IRISH Rail introduced an amended timetable on and from January 11 until further notice. Dublin to Dundalk/ Maynooth/M3 Parkway and DART suburban services are operating a Saturday timetable, while Sunday services are unaltered.
The following weekday trains have been withdrawn: the 10.00/14.00/16.00 Dublin Heuston to Cork and 06.15/13.25/17.25/19.25 ex-Cork; the 05.55 Tralee-Mallow and 20.55 Cork-Tralee; 08.55 Limerick-Heuston and 16.25 Heuston-Limerick; 06.30 CarlowHeuston; 07.50/11.00/14.50 WaterfordHeuston and 13.15/15.10/17.35 Heuston-Waterford; 05.20 (M-F) AthloneHeuston, 06.25 Galway-Heuston, 22.25 (M-F) Galway-Athlone, 17.10 (M-F) Heuston-Athlone and 19.35(M-F) Heuston-Galway; 09.45 WestportHeuston and 14.45 Heuston-Westport; 17.00 Ballina-Manulla Junction and 17.32 return.
Four trains have been withdrawn between Limerick and Ennis in each direction, plus the 18.40 GalwayEnnis and 20.30 return. The 16.00 (M-F) Connolly-Sligo and 16.50 (M-F) Sligo-Connolly have been cut, while the following Sligo line trains have been withdrawn on Saturdays: 06.40/11.05/16.55 ex-Sligo and 06.55/11.00/16.00/17.10 ex-Connolly. Also withdrawn are the 05.55 GoreyRosslare Europort, 09.40/16.33 Connolly-Rosslare Europort and 18.33 Connolly-Wexford.
There are five cancellations in each direction on Portlaoise/NewbridgeHeuston services and nine in each direction on the Grand Canal Dock to Hazelhatch/Newbridge service. The Cork to Cobh service has eight cancellations in each direction, while Cork to Midleton has six in each direction. Cork-Mallow has three cancellations in each direction.
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