Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 February 2008
294 Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Transport the strategic management plan being followed for the delivery of the rail service for the east coast for 2008, particularly since the arrival of the 183 new carriages into the railway system and the redeployment in the east coast railway line. [5084/08]
View answerI am informed by Iarnród Éireann that it upgraded services on the Rosslare-Dublin line in December last with the introduction of a new early morning service to Dublin from Rosslare, Wexford and Enniscorthy, and the extension of the 17:25 Connolly-Gorey evening peak commuter service to Enniscorthy. I am also informed that Iarnród Éireann plan to introduce an additional evening commuter service from Connolly to Gorey from 6 May 2008, departing from Connolly at 1640. Iarnród Éireann has advised that the new InterCity railcars will be introduced on the Rosslare Line services during the second half of 2008 and an increase in frequency will be introduced in 2009.
