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| Line collapse hits train service | Line collapse hits train service |
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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. | 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 reach Malahide Station 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. |
| Company spokesman Barry Kenny said: "As the train was passing over, the driver observed that on the north-bound line the viaduct was starting to give way. | |
| "Thankfully, he was in a position to get his train into Malahide and subsequently a 20-metre section of the viaduct completely gave way. | |
| "I don't think it's an exaggeration to say that we were within seconds of a potential tragedy." |