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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 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. |