Ireland - Official Dunboyne Line Opening Ceremony Today

[Csalem]

Hi all,

The official opening, or reopening, of the Dunboyne line occurred today. The 7.5km line diverges from the Maynooth line at Clonsilla and currently terminates at M3 Parkway, having passed through Hansfield and Dunboyne. Hansfield will open at a later date.

Eventually it is hoped the line will be extended to Navan. Services run Monday to Friday between M3 Parkway and Docklands, and at weekends from M3 Parkway to Connolly.

Passengers services to Dunboyne ceased in 1947, and all services on the line ceased in 1963.

Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey, T.D., performed the official opening ceremony today.

Pictures can be found here:
http://www.railsceneireland.fotopic.net/c1891340.html

Enjoy!

 

[Jordy]

Nice shots, shame it wasn't open when I visited Dublin in August. Ah well, will have to go again!

 

[Nightrider]

Great to see the line to Dunboyne open and hopefully in the years come it reaches Navan.
Pity more couldn,t be done regarding N.I. railways.
They seem to have been run into the ground outside of the Bangor line.

 

[Csalem]

Today was the start of the public operations on the Dunboyne line and I popped out on the first train from Docklands today. Units in use on the line were 29004, 29006 and 2803/04/11/12:
http://www.railsceneireland.fotopic.net/p66920519.html

Rest of the pictures from this morning showing Docklands, Dunboyne and M3 Parkway are here:
http://www.railsceneireland.fotopic.net/c1891340_44.html

Enjoy!

 

[Thewanderer]

Afternoon folks,

Pictures from the first morning of public services from M3 Parkway & Dunboyne to Docklands are now online at http://thewanderersirishrailphotos.fotopic.net/c1891670.html

The first service, the 06.50 M3 Parkway - Docklands was worked by 29004. The sets on the other two diagrams were 29006 & 2804+2803+2811+2812.

The Wanderer.

 

[Nightrider]

Csalem and Thewanderer, great pics all round.

 

[Csalem]

Danke!

 

[4SRKT]

Is this what those peak time workings between Docklands and Clonsilla in the last couple of timetables have been about? Laying the groundwork for this? What sort of frequency is operating on this new service?

 

[jamesontheroad]

Is this what those peak time workings between Docklands and Clonsilla in the last couple of timetables have been about? Laying the groundwork for this? What sort of frequency is operating on this new service?

Half hourly M3 / Docklands in both directions for most of the day.

 

[4SRKT]

Half hourly M3 / Docklands in both directions for most of the day.

Very good. Does it go to Docklands all day? I would have thought that off peak Connolly, Tara St and Pearse would be more in demand as destinations. I suppose the Luas now goes to Docklands tho, so that's better connectivity to the central northside at least.

 

[jamesontheroad]

Clicky clicky (pdf link)

 

[4SRKT]

Ooh, non-stop during the day from Docklands to Clonsilla. Is that wise given the only approximately hour Maynooth service to the intermediate stations?
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Question for you Irish chaps. Is the slightly difficult to pronounce station called Glounthaune actually what I would have called Cobh Junction back in the day?

 

[Csalem]

Maynooth's service is almost comparable to that on the Northern Line, though is better at times so I don't think they're loosing out.

Yes it was Cobh Junction.

 

[4SRKT]

Maynooth's service is almost comparable to that on the Northern Line, though is better at times so I don't think they're loosing out.

Yes it was Cobh Junction.

They're not losing out, but they're not sharing in the benefits of the new service either. You need frequency on runs like this, and an hourly service from, say, Drumcondra into town simply won't cut it. Unlike the Northern Line, which has the DART filling in to Howth Junction, the Maynooth service is seving both inner and outer suburban stations.