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Portlaoise Train Station
A number of train services are facing delays this evening after a vehicle struck a bridge in Laytown earlier on Tuesday evening.
Services were suspended through Laytown earlier this evening, but trains are now running again behind schedule.
The 17.00 Drogheda/Pearse was 45minutes late and was due to terminate in Connolly Station.
The 16.21 Pearse/Drogheda service was delayed by30mins while the 16.50 Connolly/Belfast train service was delayed by 20mins.
The 18.24 Pearse/Drogheda service was changed to commence from Connolly Station.
No details were available on the vehicle which struck the bridge.
18.50 Connolly/Drogheda departed +20mins delayed due to an earlier bridge strike at Laytown. -AD
— Iarnród Éireann (@IrishRail) February 27, 2024
Due to an earlier operational issue, the 16.55 Cork/Mallow service was cancelled, with customers advised to travel on the 17.25 Cork/Dublin service.
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