Allister raises issue of packed out trains
He specifically asked what steps were being taken to alleviate the problem.
In a written reply, the Departmental minister, Danny Kennedy, said that Northern Ireland Railways routinely monitor passenger loadings on all services and noted that from January of this year, service frequency was increased on this service to every hour, with a half hour service to/from Belfast early morning and evening. Several services daily are operated with six carriage trains.
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Hide AdThe written answer to Mr. Allister’s question to the Minister continued: “NIR is now experiencing standing passengers on several services throughout the day. As passenger numbers continue to grow, NIR will deploy additional six carriage trains in place of three carriages, in line with available resources. I have already raised the issue of funding for additional train carriages with the Department of Finance and Personnel and intend to pursue this further.”