Travel chaos as ‘significant knock-on delays' after major rail service suspended due to ‘vehicle striking bridge'
RAIL services were suspended between two major Dublin stations after a vehicle struck a bridge this evening.
The issue, which occurred around 5pm, is now causing knock-on delays of up to 35 minutes due to "congestion" after rail services were suspended for a time earlier while staff checked out the crash.
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At 5.18pm, Irish Rail posted on X: "Services are suspended between Connolly and Tara Street until further notice due to a vehicle striking a bridge.
"Staff en route. Significant knock-on delays can be expected due to congestion. Update to follow."
Services were still suspended as of 5.46pm, with Irish Rail posting a similar update on socials.
Then, at 5.50pm, it posted: "Update: Services are resuming between Connolly-Tara Street.
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"Significant knock-on delays of up to +35mins can be expected due to congestion.
"Delays are expected to ease as we regulate services back to schedule. Update to follow."
More to follow.
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