Proposed Closure of Porterstown Railway Level Crossing
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Fry Model Railway Returns To Malahide
Friday, April 27, 2012
Minister Leo Varadkar has announced the return of the
Fry Model Railway to Malahide. It's new home will be the
Casino.
Phoenix Park Station renamed Navan Road Parkway
Monday, September 12, 2011
Iarnród Éireann has decided to rename Phoenix Park Station on the Dublin to Maynooth line to Navan Road Parkway following customer consultation. See my previous posts on this here and here
Irish Rail agrees to rename the Phoenix Park Rail Station.
Monday, August 29, 2011
Last year the Sunday Tribune highlighted my calls for Irish Rail to change the name of the Phoenix Park Station.
At the time Iarnród Éireann said that they were prepared to examine signage at Ashtown, the station closer to the park, "to indicate its proximity" and that “the majority of tourists visiting the park do so from the entrance near Heuston Station.”
I am delighted now that they have decided to change their minds on the matter.
Irish Rail are asking their customers what they think and whether they have suggestions for a new name for the station. You can let them know via twitter @irishrail or by following Irish Rail on Facebook and commenting there.
They say their policy is to name stations by reference to the geographic area the station serves, and not after individuals or groups.
Phoenix Park Station opened in January 2008 on the Maynooth-Dublin commuter line, between Castleknock and Ashtown Stations. It is served by 40 trains in each direction to and from the city. There is a 100-space park and ride facility at the station also. Read more...
Closure of Porterstown Road extended
Monday, December 6, 2010
Fingal County Council has made an order extending the period of the temporary closure of Porterstown Road at Porterstown Level Crossing on the dates and times indicated below, to facilitate the carrying out of essential maintenance works at the level crossing.
(i) From 9.00 p.m. on Saturday 11th December 2010 to 2.00 p.m. on Sunday 12th December 2010.
(ii) Each night from 9.00 p.m. to 7.00 a.m. from Monday 13th December 2010 to Friday 17th December 2010.
(iii) From 9.00 p.m. on Saturday 18th December 2010 to 2.00 p.m. on Sunday 19th December 2010.
The alternative routes available are:-
(i) via Clonsilla Road, Woodwall/Anna Liffey Mills Road, Luttrellstown Road and Porterstown Road (Part Of).
(ii) via Clonsilla Road, Diswellstown Road, Carpenterstown Road, Luttrellstown Road and Porterstown Road (Part Of).
Local access will be maintained.
Minister Dempsey to bypass Hansfield Station.
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Commuters on the new railway line from Dunboyne are in for a surprise when they arrive at their destination in the middle of Dublin’s Sheriff Street. While most commuters will want to travel to Connolly and Pearse Stations, the Dunboyne Line will only service the Docklands Station.
This will likely lead to overcrowding on the Connolly Line as many of the new Dunboyne commuters seek to change trains at Clonsilla. The only connections at Docklands Station are the 151 Bus and the Luas Red Line, both of which service O’Connell Street. There is no link to the business districts south of the river. This issue must be addressed by Minister Dempsey’s Department of Transport.
Meanwhile the new Hansfield station at Ongar remains closed because there is no road access to it. It must have been embarrassing for Transport Minister Noel Dempsey as he passed it en route to the opening ceremony in Dunboyne today. The road was to have been provided by the local developers but they have stopped all building on the site.The Transport Minister must show some leadership here and get the issue sorted between the planning authority, Irish Rail and the developers.
Train station name confusion makes monkeys of tourists - Tribune
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Sunday Tribune
Mark Hilliard
DISORIENTATED tourists visiting the Phoenix Park are regularly left scratching their heads at least a kilometre away from their destination due to ongoing confusion over train station names.
Local politicians say that because of the misleading naming of the Phoenix Park stop, those unfamiliar with the city have been going to the wrong one, and finding themselves left with a considerable walk.
Iarnród Éireann says that while it had not received many comments on the situation lately it is prepared to examine signage at Ashtown, the station closer to the park, "to indicate its proximity".
"The station was funded by the developers of the Phoenix Park residential development, hence its name," a spokesman said.
However, local councillor Kieran Dennison said complaints were regular and the number of official comments to the company was probably not reflective of the true situation. When this opened the developer had to build it as a condition of building apartments, he said.
"It was called the Phoenix Park train station but it is a kilometre away from the park and the actual train station that serves the park is Ashtown.
"Tourists are getting on the train and going to the Phoenix Park, getting off and finding that they have gone at least a kilometre too far.
"There have been complaints. People have mentioned it in the locality. We are probably not even getting the level of complaints that we could have."
Iarnród Éireann said that while it would look at the issue, the majority of tourists visiting the park do so from the entrance near Heuston Station.
Meanwhile, the company has said that a recent inability to refund machine tickets to rail users at Connolly Station was due to a "misunderstanding".
Customers looking for reimbursements on unused tickets were being told that if they bought them from the automatic machines they were unable
to receive over-the-counter refunds.
A spokesman explained the company was seeking to collect information on refunds recorded in a specific way and this was misinterpreted by staff as not being possible for machine-bought tickets. Instead, forms were filled out and processed.
"Staff will be rebriefed so that tickets not yet used can be refunded over the counter," he said.
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Rail Upgrade Postponed by FF and Greens
Friday, April 10, 2009
Among the many cut backs hidden in Minister Lenihan’s crisis budget are two key transport projects for Dublin 15 that have been postponed indefinitely. These include:
• Resignalling the Maynooth Line to increase capacity
• Replacement of the level crossings at Coolmine, Clonsilla and Ashtown.
• Metro West has also been shelved.
Postponing these projects will heap further misery on hard pressed commuters.
With the Dunboyne rail line due to come on track, there will be traffic chaos at level crossings without a new signalling system. The failure to progress electrification of the Maynooth line will be a huge disappointment to commuters who have been waiting for a DART style service for years. The shelving of Metro West is a huge disappointment to the development of jobs in West Dublin and it will leave all those who commute north and south every day with no alternative but to drive.
Other announcements included cuts in proposals for Integrated Ticketing and withdrawing the €5m million provision for park and ride schemes. Instead of taking the tough political decisions on CIE, the Fianna Fáil/Green government have gone for the soft easy political options. This approach signals why Irish transport infrastructure is doomed to languish behind our European neighbours for years to come.
Clonsilla Station - Portersgate Parking Scheme Shelved As Cash Runs Out
Thursday, March 5, 2009
The long awaited parking scheme for Clonsilla Station and Portersgate Estate has been shelved by the council citing lack of funds. This is a huge let down for the local residents association, and all of us who have campaigned to regularise commuter parking in the area. The council have already paid consultants a fortune examining and designing the scheme. Now it looks like it will never be done.
I was Chairman of the Portersgate Residents Association in 2002 when we first requested a Pay & Display System similar to the one planned for Malahide that year. Since then schemes have been introduced in Skerries in 2005, in Balbriggan and Swords in 2006, and in Rush in 2008.
In my October Newsletter I reported that the scheme was to go to tender by the end of 2008 but warned that “cutbacks in expenditure could significantly delay the project”. I had hoped that this might motivate local councillors to ensure the project go ahead but alas not so. Some councillors objected to the scheme from the outset. Others obviously have priorities in their own areas. No doubt we will hear lots of promises in the coming months as we did in 2004. Since then councillors have approved over €2 billion in spending. In January they adopted a €270m budget for 2009, up 4.8% on last year. This project would only represent 0.2% of that. http://www.csea.ie/traffic-management-schemes
Dublin Bus changes to Clonee/Ongar Routes
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Dublin Bus is considering changes to bus routes in the Clonee/Ongar area. These include a new peak-period direct bus from Ongar (the 139), re-routing all 70 buses to serve Littlepace and then travel directly to town along the N3. An inbound bus lane along the N3 from Clonee to Blanchardstown has been agreed by the council. The council is also due to decide shortly on plans for bus lanes along the Blakestown Way which if approved may reopen the prospect of the Bus Gate to Huntstown Wood via Bramblefield. Fine Gael is opposed to this.
Dunboyne Rail Spur: Progress is being made on the Dunboyne rail spur which is expected to open in 2010. Stations will be located at Pace (near Dunboyne where there will be a large park ‘n’ride), Dunboyne and Hansfield to the south of Ongar. These trains will run to Docklands. Planning has already been submitted for the Hansfield Station. Detailed drawings, etc. can be accessed, at http://www.fingalcoco.ie/Planning/PlanningSearch (ref no F08A/0518)
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