Laois Commuters To Face Reduced Irish Rail Services

The Portlaoise to Heuston train will be smaller until October.

Laois commuters are facing reduced rail services.

Irish Rail is announcing a reduction in capacity on a number of their lines over the coming months.

The Portlaoise to Heuston train-service will be reduced from six to four carriages a day, from today until October.

The direct service leaves Portlaoise at 6:20am Monday to Thursday. 

This reduction in train size is to facilitate maintenance and follows an analysis changing travel patterns, post-Covid.

Train capacity will be increased again from autumn onwards.

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