Commuters have been warned that the Luas Red line will run at a different schedule this weekend due to engineering works.
The changes will see services finish an hour earlier than scheduled on Friday. Meanwhile, Saturday and Sunday services will be altered significantly to allow for the works to take place. The Green line service will remain unaffected.
Trams will run an hour later than usual on Saturday while additionally finishing up an hour earlier. The Sunday timetable will begin two hours later than schedule and conclude 1 hour earlier than normal operating hours.
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The full list of changes are as follows.
21st Oct:
(Red Line services finish approx. 1 hour earlier than normal Operating Hours)
· Red Line:
· Tallaght Eastbound 05:30 – 23:00
· Saggart Eastbound 05:42 – 22:52
· The Point Westbound 05:30 – 23:30 (connecting tram at Belgard at 00:15)
· Connolly Westbound 07:10 – 19:31 (no change)
Sat 22nd Oct:
(Red Line services start approx. 1.5 hours later and finish approx. 1 hour earlier than normal Operating Hours)
Red Line:
· Tallaght Eastbound 08:00 – 23:00
· Saggart Eastbound 07:52 – 22:52
· The Point Westbound 08:00 – 23:30 (connecting tram at Belgard at 00:15)
· Connolly Westbound 09:14 – 18:39
Sun 23rd Oct:
(Red Line services start approx. 2 hours later and finish approx. 1 hour earlier than normal Operating Hours)
Red Line:
· Tallaght Eastbound 09:00 – 22:00
· Saggart Eastbound 08:52 – 21:52
· The Point Westbound 09:00 – 22:30 (connecting tram at Belgard at 23:15)
· Connolly Westbound 15:12 – 19:03 (no change)
There are several smaller roadworks planned for this weekend that may affect commuters across the city. Dublin City Council confirmed that Bedford Lane in Dublin 2 would be closed to pedestrians and general traffic from 9am-6pm on Saturday. Separate access for residents on Bedford Lane will be made available.
Diversions will also be in place the following weekend to accommodate the Irish Life Dublin Marathon, which takes place over October 29 and 30. Drivers travelling to the city centre from Stillorgan Road will be diverted through Mount Merrion Avenue, Rock Road, Merrion Gates, Strand Road, Beach Road, Irishtown Road, Ringsend Road and Pearse Street.
Meanwhile, north city traffic on either Ballymun or Finglas Road will be diverted through Whitworth Road, Dorset Street and Gardiner Street. The level of diversions will vary as the marathon proceeds.
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