By Dan Walsh
Iarnród Éireann has confirmed over 50 extra train services will again operate this year during Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann to/from Wexford, allowing more people to attend the country’s leading traditional music festival.
An extra Dublin Connolly to Wexford train will operate each day between Tuesday 5th and Sunday 10th August, and an extensive range of shuttle services between Arklow and Wexford, up to a final service at 23:00hrs from Wexford to Arklow each evening.
The additional trains will operate from Tuesday 5th to Sunday 10th August, as follows:
Tuesday 5th to Friday 8th August
- 10:34hrs Dublin Connolly to Wexford
- 19:00hrs Wexford to Dublin Connolly
- 21:35hrs Wexford to Dublin Connolly
- 14:40hrs and 17:10hrs Arklow to Wexford
- 13:40hrs, 16:00hrs and 23:00hrs Wexford to Arklow
Saturday 9th August
- 10:25hrs Dublin Connolly to Wexford
- 19:30hrs Wexford to Bray (connection to DART services to Dublin city centre)
- 21:35hrs Wexford to Dublin Connolly
- 14:08hrs, 16:15hrs, 17:10hrs and 18:25hrs Arklow to Wexford
- 13:05hrs, 14:20hrs, 15:45hrs, 17:25hrs and 23:10hrs Wexford to Arklow
Sunday 10th August
- 10:45hrs Dublin Connolly to Wexford
- 19:30hrs Wexford to Bray (connection to DART services to Dublin city centre)
- 21:35hrs Wexford to Dublin Connolly
- 15:00hrs, 16:08hrs, 17:30hrs and 19:05hrs Arklow to Wexford
- 13:38hrs, 16:20hrs, 17:40hrs and 23:10hrs Wexford to Arklow
Customers are advised to book rail travel in advance on scheduled and extra train services to/from Wexford throughout Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann at www.irishrail.ie or the Iarnród Éireann app, as demand is expected to be high.
Rosslare Europort bus transfers to operate
Between Sunday 3rd and Sunday 10th August, most scheduled services between Dublin Connolly and Rosslare Europort will operate between Dublin Connolly and Wexford only, with bus transfer arrangements in place for customers travelling to/from Rosslare Strand and Rosslare Europort.
This is to facilitate the Garda and event organisers event plan, which will see thousands of people on Wexford Quay, through which the railway line runs unprotected.
Arrangements for travel to/from Rosslare Strand and Rosslare Europort are as follows from Sunday 3rd to Sunday 10th August inclusive:
- On Sunday 3rd August, 09:40hrs Rosslare Europort to Dublin Connolly operates as normal
- All other scheduled Rosslare Europort to Dublin Connolly services will commence from Wexford. Bus transfers will operate from Rosslare Europort and Rosslare Strand to Wexford (before 10:00hrs) and to Enniscorthy at all other times. After 10:00hrs, those travelling from Rosslare Europort and Rosslare Strand to Wexford can avail of TFI LocalLink Route 387 each day.
- All scheduled Dublin Connolly to Rosslare Europort services will operate from Dublin Connolly to Wexford only. Bus transfers will operate from Wexford to Rosslare Strand and Rosslare Europort.
Scheduled Dublin/Gorey and Dublin/Wexford services will operate as normal, with the evening 22:15hrs Gorey to Connolly extended to commence from Wexford at 21:35hrs.
An Iarnród Éireann spokesperson told WexfordLocal.com; “We are looking forward to welcoming thousands of Fleadh attendees travelling by rail, and are pleased to offer those travelling from Dublin, Wicklow and North Wexford a range of additional services. Having worked with event organisers, the NTA and An Garda Síochána, we have also made arrangements to facilitate the activities on Wexford Quay by putting in place bus transfer and TFI Local Link arrangements for those travelling to/from Rosslare.”
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