Fatal incident causes ‘significant’ delay to Heuston rail services

Duration of disruption to Irish Rail Intercity services remains unclear

Irish Rail has said there will be “significant” delays to services to and from Heuston station on Friday evening
Irish Rail has said there will be “significant” delays to services to and from Heuston station on Friday evening

Rail services are back to normal, following earlier delays as a result of a fatal incident on the line between Portarlington and Portlaoise. Emergency services were at the scene.

Some passengers began disembarking trains at Heuston Station in Dublin when there were no further updates on delays to a number of services. Irish Rail detailed the situation on Twitter.

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Mark Hilliard

Mark Hilliard

Mark Hilliard is a reporter with The Irish Times