Landslide disrupts Dublin/Rosslare rail line
Tuesday, 17 November 2009 22:22
Passengers using the Dublin to Rosslare railway line face significant disruption for the next two weeks.
A train derailment outside Wicklow town and an unstable embankment south of Arklow have led Iarnród Éireann to close the line between Wicklow town and Gorey until 30 November.
Bus transfers will be in place for passengers using the line south of Wicklow for the next few weeks.
At 5am yesterday morning, the driver of an out of service commuter train travelling south to Arklow had a lucky escape when his train stuck a landslide which had covered the track just south of Wicklow station.
It was the second such problem to affect the line in recent days, after an embankment 5km south of Arklow was found to be unstable on Saturday.
Both incidents are thought to have been caused by bad weather.
A large section of track will remain closed until the problems are rectified, but a normal schedule will continue with bus transfers operating between Wicklow and Gorey and in some cases Enniscorthy.
More information is available on the Iarnród Éireann website.
- Nine News: Will Goodbody reports that passengers are being transferred from affected stations by bus after a landslide and the discovery of an unstable embankment
- Six One News: Will Goodbody reports that passengers using the Dublin to Rosslare line face up to two weeks of disruption as the track between Wicklow town and Gorey is closed
- News At One: Barry Kenny, a spokesman for Iarnród Éireann, says that a train derailment and an unstable embankment have forced the closure of the line until 30 November
