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The Belfast-to-Dublin train service will be disrupted for weeks after part of the line collapsed on Friday.The Belfast-to-Dublin train service will be disrupted for weeks after part of the line collapsed on Friday.
A train driver noticed subsidence on the line while his train crossed the viaduct across the Broadmeadow Estuary near Malahide in north County Dublin. A train driver spotted subsidence on the line while his train crossed the viaduct across the Broadmeadow Estuary near Malahide in north County Dublin.
He managed to stop his train and report the incident, but a 20-metre section of the line collapsed into the water a short time later.He managed to stop his train and report the incident, but a 20-metre section of the line collapsed into the water a short time later.
A bus transfer service is operating between Drogheda and Connolly Station.A bus transfer service is operating between Drogheda and Connolly Station.
Iarnród Éireann said the line collapse could have resulted in tragedy.Iarnród Éireann said the line collapse could have resulted in tragedy.