Track works to disrupt Offaly train services this Saturday and Sunday
Offaly train passengers are set to face significant disruption this weekend due to line improvement works between Athlone and Dublin.
The engineering works will be carried out between Sallins and Portarlington and between Portarlington and Athlone.
As a result, some services on Saturday afternoon and evening, and on Sunday morning, have been cancelled or will operate with bus transfers in place on sections of the Dublin to Galway/Westport route.
Irish Rail has outlined the full extent of the service disruptions on the Dublin to Galway/Westport services this Saturday and Sunday as follows:
Saturday, May 17
* 17:10 Heuston to Athlone is cancelled
* 17:30 Heuston to Galway will be bus transfers direct from Heuston to Athlone, second bus transfer from Heuston to Tullamore, Clara and Athlone, third bus transfer from Portarlington to Tullamore, Clara and Athlone, train departing at 19:45 from Athlone to Galway
* 18:30 Heuston to Galway is cancelled
* 19:35 Heuston to Galway will be bus transfers direct from Heuston to Athlone, second bus transfer from Heuston to Tullamore, Clara and Athlone, third bus transfer from Portarlington to Tullamore, Clara and Athlone, train departing at 21:30 from Athlone to Galway
* 20:30 Heuston to Galway will be bus transfers direct from Heuston to Athlone, second bus transfer from Heuston to Tullamore, Clara and Athlone, third bus transfer from Portarlington to Tullamore, Clara and Athlone, train departing at 22:25 from Athlone to Galway
* 15:05 Galway to Heuston will operate in an altered path
* 17:20 Galway to Heuston will operate to Athlone only, bus transfers direct from Athlone to Heuston, second bus transfer from Athlone to Tullamore, Portarlington, Kildare, Newbridge and Heuston, third bus transfer from Portarlington to Kildare, Newbridge and Heuston
* 19:25 Galway to Heuston will operate as and will operate to Athlone only, bus transfers direct from Athlone to Heuston, second bus transfer direct from Portarlington to Heuston, third bus transfer from Athlone to Clara, Tullamore, Portarlington and Heuston
* 20:50 Galway to Heuston is deferred to 21:00 and will operate to Athlone only, bus transfers direct from Athlone to Heuston, second bus transfer from Athlone to Clara, Tullamore, Portarlington, Kildare, Newbridge and Heuston, third bus transfer from Portarlington to Kildare, Newbridge and Heuston
* 18:15 Heuston to Westport will be bus transfers direct from Heuston to Athlone, second bus transfer from Heuston to Tullamore and Athlone, train departing at 20:25 from Athlone to Westport
* 21:08 Athlone to Westport is deferred to 21:45
* 18:25 Westport to Heuston will operate as and will operate to Athlone only, bus transfers direct from Athlone to Heuston, second bus transfer from Athlone to Tullamore, Portarlington and Heuston
* 20:43 Ballina to Manulla Junction is deferred to 21:10
* 21:16 Manulla Junction to Ballina is deferred to 21:55
Sunday, May 18
* 08:00 Heuston to Galway will be bus transfers from Heuston to Kildare and Portarlington, train departing at 09:15 from Portarlington to Galway
* 08:30 Heuston to Tralee will be bus transfers direct from Heuston to Portlaoise, train departing at 09:50 from Portlaoise to Tralee
* 09:42 Athlone to Westport is deferred to 10:15
* 10:35 Ballina to Manulla Junction is deferred to 11:10
* 11:09 Manulla Junction to Ballina is deferred to 11:43
* 07:50 Westport to Heuston will operate in an altered path
* 11:00 Galway to Heuston is deferred to 11:25, will not serve Clara and will operate in an altered path