All passengers get a seat despite busy ‘no fares day’

DESPITE passenger increases of up to 70%, there were no refusals or tales of overcrowding at CIE stations in the West yesterday.

There were more passengers at train stations in Sligo, Galway and Westport although Ennis station reported only ‘minimal increases’.

The presence of an extra 85 passengers on the Sligo to Dublin morning train was a 35% on normal levels.