{"id":345534,"date":"2026-03-14T07:17:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T07:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/345534\/"},"modified":"2026-03-14T07:17:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T07:17:13","slug":"commuters-at-heuston-station-hit-with-long-delays-on-rail-services-due-to-earlier-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/345534\/","title":{"rendered":"Commuters at Heuston Station hit with long delays on rail services due to earlier issue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Irish Rail commuter train.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2b9f58df-39d3-4c95-8735-67562088dd1a.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Irish Rail commuter train.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Commuters are experiencing significant delays to train services due to an earlier issue that saw services suspended to and from Dublin\u2019s Heuston Station.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Shortly after 3.20pm on Friday, Irish Rail said services between Clondalkin and Heuston were suspended, and no services were expected to operate between the two stations until the issue was rectified.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The suspension of services came as a result of a \u201csignalling issue in the area\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Irish Rail commuter train.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2b9f58df-39d3-4c95-8735-67562088dd1a.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Irish Rail commuter train.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">News in 90 seconds &#8211; March 13 <\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Services between Clondalkin and Heuston resumed after 4.30pm, with Irish Rail advising of delays of up 30 minutes \u201cdue to congestion and the late arrival of incoming sets\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Irish Rail have said delays are \u201cexpected to ease\u201d through the evening as services are brought back on schedule.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Separately, the 4.05pm Heuston\/Waterford service failed at Park West due to a \u201ctechnical fault\u201d with passenger to be accommodated on the later 5.37pm service between the two stations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_system indo-1d70522a_marginbottom4 indo-b48c4984_inherit\">We need your consent to load this Social Media content. We use a number of different Social Media outlets to manage extra content that can set cookies on your device and collect data about your activity.<\/p>\n<p>Please review your details and accept them to load the content<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cServices are experiencing delays of up to +30mins between Heuston-Clondalkin in both directions due to congestion and the late arrival of incoming sets,\u201d Irish Rail said in a post on X.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cThis is due to an earlier signalling issue between Clondalkin-Heuston, combined with a train failure at Park West.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Irish Rail commuter train. 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