'Significant disruption' to train services out of Dublin to incident on line

Irish Rail has warned of "significant disruption" to all Heuston commuter and intercity services. File Picture: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin

A number of trains to Dublin were delayed and cancelled this evening due to an incident on the line in Co Kildare.

Emergency services personnel attended the scene of the incident on the line between Kildare/Sallins and Newbridge shortly after 2.30pm this afternoon.

In an update on social media, Irish Rail said services between the stations had been suspended from around 3pm.

In a later update, the company said the line between the stations was closed, and that there would be "significant disruption" to all Heuston Commuter and Heuston Intercity routes as a result.

Indeed, several intercity services from Heuston Station were held there, as were a number of scheduled trains out of Portlaoise.

The 4.25pm train from Heuston to Cork was cancelled, with passengers informed the 5.25pm train would be the next service.

In its latest update, posted at 5.25pm, the company said it hoped to be held services would "begin departing Heuston soon".

Update:
The line between Sallins and Kildare will reopen shortly.
Ongoing significant disruption to travel is expected this evening.
Services to begin departing Heuston soon.
Update to follow.
-CL https://t.co/GQ1EImFLOf

— Iarnród Éireann (@IrishRail) September 30, 2024

An Irish Rail spokesperson said that the line reopened at 5.30pm and that "normal services have resumed, but are subject to delays".

According to Irish Rail the following services were affected:

• The 3.30pm service from Heuston to Limerick was delayed by 117 minutes;
• the 3.35pm service from Heuston to Galway was delayed by 115 minutes;
• the 2pm service from Heuston to Cork was delayed by 198 minutes;
• and the 2.45pm service from Heuston to Westport was delayed by 145 minutes.