Irish Rail to be called before Transport Committee over delays caused by new timetable [Video]

IRISH RAIL WILL be called before the Oireachtas Transport Committee after its new timetable has resulted in increased travel times and significant delays around Dublin and inter-county services.

A new rail timetable was launched on 26 August in preparation for the expansion of inter-county services in the coming months but resulted in a large number of services being delayed and carriages being overcrowded.

Earlier this month the service altered the new timetable slightly, to no avail. For the first time in decades, train punctuality dropped below to 80% in recent weeks.

After being appointed Chair of the Transport Committee earlier today, Fine Gael TD Alan Farrell has confirmed to The Journal that he will be “making it a priority” that representatives from Iarnróid Éireann address the politicians soon.

He previously wrote to the committee asking that Irish Rail be called after the Dublin Fingal TD, who is a commuter himself, heard similar complaints raised by rail users in recent weeks.

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