Irish Rail announce extended train services serving Carlow

Irish Rail have announced that there are a number of new services that will serve a number of areas across Ireland, including a number of new services coming to Carlow serving Heuston Station, Dublin.

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From Irish Rail: 

"The rail company has reminded customers that the changes take effect from this Monday 26th August 2024 (except for hourly Belfast services, which will commence later in the year), and for customers on all routes to check times before travel.

An Iarnród Éireann spokesperson advised customers to check times before their next journeys with the introduction of the new timetable, saying “we are delighted to once again expand our timetable, and to deliver more capacity, with the highest ever number of rail passengers forecast for this year. Whether new services are being introduced on your route or not, we would remind customers on all routes to check times before travel: even small changes may affect your journey, which is particularly important for daily commuters.”

Looking to the additional services coming to County Carlow:

Extra Heuston/Waterford service in each direction, a later final service each way, delivered through:
-20:15 hrs Heuston/Carlow (Mon-Sat) is deferred to 20:20 hrs and extended to Waterford
-21:37 hrs Carlow/Heuston (Mon-Sat) will commence from Waterford at 20:20 hrs
Additional service each way Dublin/Waterford/Dublin on Sundays bringing the total services to 5 in each direction.