As Garth Brooks pandemonium descends on Dublin once again this week, Irish Rail has urged passengers to book their tickets early if they want to avail of its services.
Thousands of fans are expected to descend on Croke Park over the coming two nights as the country legend puts on a show to remember for his long-awaiting fans.
People are reminded to plan ahead if travelling to the shows.
In a statement, Iarnród Éireann said it is looking forward to welcoming Garth Brooks fans on board across its travel network to and from the country star’s remaining concerts at Croke Park and reminds customers of the arrangements that will be in place on Friday and Saturday.
All those travelling by rail are reminded that it is essential to pre-book all Intercity routes at www.irishrail.ie and customers must travel on the specific train booked.
Many trains are already sold out, including on Cork and Tralee to Dublin routes.
Additional late night Intercity trains will also operate with 00:40hrs Heuston to Cork (with connection at Limerick Junction to Limerick) after each night’s concert.
These trains must be pre-booked, and there is already very limited capacity remaining.
As the service departs after midnight, passengers are asked to check the next day’s date to book – e.g. concert on Friday, 16th September, choose Saturday, 17th September to book.
Concertgoers are also reminded that no alcohol is permitted on any train.
Additional services will also operate after the concerts on the following routes:
- DART, northbound and southbound
- Drumcondra to Maynooth, with connections at Clonsilla to M3 Parkway
- Drumcondra to Longford (Saturday 17th September only)
- Connolly to Dundalk
- Heuston to Portlaoise
Customers for all services should check the times before travelling at www.irishrail.ie.
Grand Canal Dock to Hazelhatch/Newbridge services in both directions will also not serve Drumcondra Station from 15:30hrs onwards on each date as part of stadium crowd management measures.
Mobility-impaired customers should use Connolly Station for access to and from Croke Park due to lift replacement works at Drumcondra.
Additional station personnel and security will be available to assist customers travelling to and from the concerts.
Full details on all services are available at www.irishrail.ie and on the Iarnród Éireann app.
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