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NI Railways

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Type: Company

Name: NI Railways

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

22% drop in Enterprise passengers

The number of passengers using the Enterprise cross-border train service between Belfast and Dublin has dropped by 22% over the past 10 years.The figures were detailed in a consultation paper prepared by the Department for Regional Development.Translink, ... [Published BBC - May 13 2013]

Entities: Enterprise, Belfast (United Kingdom), Dublin

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

Ross welcomes confirmation of new footbridge for Jordanstown

DUP MLA Alastair Ross was joined in reviewing the site at Jordanstown by Frank Moore, Translink NI Railways Route Manager and local Councillor Ken Robinson, who has also been lobbying on this issue SA1931MLA for East Antrim Alastair Ross has received ... [Published Carrick Advertiser - May 08 2013]

Entities: Alastair Ross, Translink, NI Railways, Frank Moore

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

Translink NI Railways marks International Level Crossing Awareness Day

ON Tuesday May 7th, Translink NI Railways will be holding a series of events at key level crossings throughout Northern Ireland to mark the 5th International Level Crossing Awareness Day.Transport Minister Danny Kennedy said: “There are 64 level crossings ... [Published Farming Life - May 02 2013]

Entities: NI Railways, Translink, Road Safety, Northern Ireland

First reported Apr 25 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 1 reports

NI Railways

Price Of Bus And Rail Fares To Rise

Bus and rail fares are to increase from next month, Translink has announced.The average cost of a Metro and Ulsterbus ticket will rise by 3% and NI Railways by 5%.Translink's Marketing Executive, Ciarán Rogan said: "We have worked very hard to keep fare ... [Published 4NI - Apr 25 2013]

Entities: NI Railways, Translink, Inflation

First reported Apr 24 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 2 reports

Translink fare increases criticised

Translink is increasing fares across its bus, coach and rail services.Ticket prices will increase by an average 3% on Metro and local Ulsterbus routes and by 5% on NI Railways.The increases will come into effect on 6 May 2013.The Consumer Council and ... [Published BBC - Apr 24 2013]

Entities: Translink, Jimmy Spratt, Transportation, NI Railways

First reported Apr 22 2013 - Updated Apr 22 2013 - 1 reports

European Union

New train station buildings open to the public

Portadown?s new train station buildings and lifts to train platforms have now been opened to the public.Temporary station facilities including platform access and temporary steps at Obins Street are now closed.Speaking about the latest developments in ... [Published Portadown Times - Apr 22 2013]

Entities: NI Railways, Translink, European Union

First reported Apr 19 2013 - Updated Apr 19 2013 - 1 reports

Victoria Gate B & B

Victoria Gate is a family run house offering bed and breakfast accommodation. We can assure you of a warm welcome and good Irish home cooking. We are located in a residential area on the main A5 Derry to Dublin Road with Derry City Centre being less than ... [Published Ireland.com - Apr 19 2013]

Entities: NI Railways, Translink, Dublin

First reported Apr 19 2013 - Updated Apr 19 2013 - 1 reports

Rail workers' assistance to us was exemplary

AS you always seem to hear people complaining about our transport system, I thought that your readers should know about a compassionate Northern Ireland Railways that we encountered recently.My husband and I had occasion to use Northern Ireland Railways ... [Published Belfast Telegraph - Apr 19 2013]

Entities: NI Railways, Workers, Belfast (United Kingdom), Community Service

First reported Apr 13 2013 - Updated Apr 13 2013 - 1 reports

Special discount train travel vouchers sent to 85,000 households

TRANSLINK has launched a ?Try the Train? campaign encouraging the public to use the new rail service between Derry~Londonderry and Coleraine.Around 85,000 households situated close to the railway line between Ballymena and Derry~Londonderry have been ... [Published Ballymena Today - Apr 13 2013]

Entities: Translink, NI Railways, Contact Center, CCTV

First reported Apr 13 2013 - Updated Apr 13 2013 - 1 reports

Sunday bus substitution service for local rail users

RAIL passengers are being advised that a bus substitution service will operate between Belfast Central Station and Larne Harbour, romorrow (Sunday), due to platform extension works taking place on the Larne line.Translink NI Railways says that the extension ... [Published Larne Times - Apr 13 2013]

Entities: NI Railways, Translink, Larne Harbour Ltd

First reported Feb 26 2013 - Updated Feb 26 2013 - 1 reports

Public meeting on railways

A public meeting is to be held in Derry later this week as part of a public consultation on Future Railway Investment The meeting will take place on Thursday in the City Hotel, beginning at 12 noon.The aim of the meeting is to give local people the opportunity ... [Published Derry Journal - Feb 26 2013]

Entities: NI Railways, Sustainable Transport System, Northern Ireland

Quotes

After the drop in passenger figures was reported in the Belfast Telegraph on Monday, Translink released the following statement: "Enterprise cross-border passenger numbers have been affected by the main Belfast - Dublin road upgrade and a general downturn in the Republic of Ireland economy that also resulted in a typical 20% dip in intercity rail travel across the whole of the Republic. "In 2012-13, Enterprise saw passenger growth of over 10% with ongoing discounted online fares and benefits such as free onboard wifi continuing to prove extremely popular with customers.""

22% drop in Enterprise passengers [Published BBC - May 13 2013]

...at Jordanstown by Frank Moore, Translink NI Railways Route Manager and local Councillor Ken Robinson, who has also been lobbying on this issue. "I must commend both Translink for the effort that they have put in to the Larne Line in the last decade and the work of local representatives such as Cllr Robinson who have also pressed for improvements and are now seeing them come to fruition" concluded the DUP MLA

Ross welcomes confirmation of new footbridge for Jordanstown [Published Carrick Advertiser - May 08 2013]

"We continually promote our everyday best value fares like our smartlink products and mlink for rail and ylink discount for young people and want to say to our customers stop paying more than you need to and look for the best fare deal. We are reducing the initial purchase of a smartlink card from 6th May to £1 – but it is already free if you buy on line."

Price Of Bus And Rail Fares To Rise [Published 4NI - Apr 25 2013]

Committee chair Jimmy Spratt MLA told the meeting that when Translink announced in 2012 it was facing £17m losses "the committee stated that the department would respond to Translink threats to increase fares with a bailout"

Translink fare increases criticised [Published BBC - Apr 24 2013]