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The detail:
From Tuesday 4th June, 2013 (next Monday is the June Bank Holiday here) the current 17.55hrs. M-S Rosslare Europort to Dublin Connolly InterCity train will be deferred to 19.15hrs thereby providing an onward rail service for foot passengers arriving on the 14.30 Stena Line sailing from Fishguard Harbour (arrives Rosslare 18.00).
From Sunday 9th June the present 17.40hrs. Rosslare Europort to Dublin Connolly InterCity will be deferred to 19.00hrs and operate to Bray, with an onward DART connection available to Dublin Connolly.
Both the weekdays and Sundays trains will serve all the usual stations i.e. all stations Rosslare Europort to Bray Daly except Kilcoole.
Full timings may be viewed in the Irish Rail Journey Planner.
Have heard unconfirmed reports that this service is on a trial until the end of August.
Other info:
* It will now be possible to complete a journey from England/Wales to Ireland via Fishguard-Rosslare by rail, sea and rail again all in the same day. In fact in high summer in daylight hours throughout! A much more user-friendly than the current overnight connections.
* The overnight connections are: ex Wales: out of 02.45 sailing from Fishguard (arr. Rosslare 06.15): 07.20 train ex Rosslare Europort M-S.
ex Ireland: M-F 16.37 Dublin Connolly-Rosslare Europort (arr. 19.25) connecting into the 21.00 Rosslare - Fishguard sailing.
* Ticketing: through ticketing is available from stations in Ireland to stations in Wales/England/Scotland via Rosslare-Fishguard. Through ticketing is not available ex Britain i.e. buy to Rosslare Harbour. The exception is if one is using a return/single issued in Ireland.
* The rail journey from Rosslare to Dublin is very scenic and worth experiencing. Along the coast and through slobs to Wexford town. A streetside run through Wexford town. Along a river to Enniscorthy. Countryside to Arklow. Woods around Rathdrum. Back to the coast at Wicklow and through the Bray Head tunnels north of Greystones into Bray (Brunel was involved). Killiney Bay - then past Dun Laoghaire, under Aviva Stadium and into Dublin.
* For passengers using the train through to Dublin arrival in Dublin is in time to connect with penultimate/ last trains to Drogheda/Dundalk/Maynooth/ buses and LUAS trams to various destinations.
From Tuesday 4th June, 2013 (next Monday is the June Bank Holiday here) the current 17.55hrs. M-S Rosslare Europort to Dublin Connolly InterCity train will be deferred to 19.15hrs thereby providing an onward rail service for foot passengers arriving on the 14.30 Stena Line sailing from Fishguard Harbour (arrives Rosslare 18.00).
From Sunday 9th June the present 17.40hrs. Rosslare Europort to Dublin Connolly InterCity will be deferred to 19.00hrs and operate to Bray, with an onward DART connection available to Dublin Connolly.
Both the weekdays and Sundays trains will serve all the usual stations i.e. all stations Rosslare Europort to Bray Daly except Kilcoole.
Full timings may be viewed in the Irish Rail Journey Planner.
Have heard unconfirmed reports that this service is on a trial until the end of August.
Other info:
* It will now be possible to complete a journey from England/Wales to Ireland via Fishguard-Rosslare by rail, sea and rail again all in the same day. In fact in high summer in daylight hours throughout! A much more user-friendly than the current overnight connections.
* The overnight connections are: ex Wales: out of 02.45 sailing from Fishguard (arr. Rosslare 06.15): 07.20 train ex Rosslare Europort M-S.
ex Ireland: M-F 16.37 Dublin Connolly-Rosslare Europort (arr. 19.25) connecting into the 21.00 Rosslare - Fishguard sailing.
* Ticketing: through ticketing is available from stations in Ireland to stations in Wales/England/Scotland via Rosslare-Fishguard. Through ticketing is not available ex Britain i.e. buy to Rosslare Harbour. The exception is if one is using a return/single issued in Ireland.
* The rail journey from Rosslare to Dublin is very scenic and worth experiencing. Along the coast and through slobs to Wexford town. A streetside run through Wexford town. Along a river to Enniscorthy. Countryside to Arklow. Woods around Rathdrum. Back to the coast at Wicklow and through the Bray Head tunnels north of Greystones into Bray (Brunel was involved). Killiney Bay - then past Dun Laoghaire, under Aviva Stadium and into Dublin.
* For passengers using the train through to Dublin arrival in Dublin is in time to connect with penultimate/ last trains to Drogheda/Dundalk/Maynooth/ buses and LUAS trams to various destinations.