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Rail line closed for three months | Rail line closed for three months |
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Irish transport company Iarnród Éireann is to provide extra buses on Monday for passengers affected by the damage on part of the Belfast-Dublin rail line. | |
Up to 10,000 passengers daily are facing disruption after a section of the line near Malahide collapsed. | Up to 10,000 passengers daily are facing disruption after a section of the line near Malahide collapsed. |
The company expects the line to be closed for up to three months. | The company expects the line to be closed for up to three months. |
Belfast Enterprise services to Dublin are running with passengers being transferred by bus between Drogheda and Connolly Station in Dublin. | Belfast Enterprise services to Dublin are running with passengers being transferred by bus between Drogheda and Connolly Station in 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 on Monday. | A train driver spotted subsidence on the line while his train crossed the viaduct across the Broadmeadow Estuary near Malahide in north County Dublin on Monday. |
He managed to reach Malahide Station and report the incident, but a 20-metre section of the line collapsed into the water a short time later. | He managed to reach Malahide Station and report the incident, but a 20-metre section of the line collapsed into the water a short time later. |
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