Disability access at Sallins and Naas station

Monday, June 21st, 2010

I was advised last week that accessibility works at Sallins and Naas train station are at an advanced stage of design and that Irish Rail have met with council officials in pre-planning sessions re the required works. I was told they expect to apply for planning permission in July and work will commence as soon as [...]

Dublin underground

Thursday, January 24th, 2008

Was in a few conversations the last few days about Dublin’s planned transport infrastructure. Came up a number of times that Dublin needs a ‘Circle line’ the equivalent of the London tube line which executes an inner orbit around the city intersecting with radial routes. We absolutely do need this but the good news is [...]

Sallins station car park finally opens

Thursday, December 20th, 2007

After months of waiting, grating and anticipating the new parking at Naas & Sallins rail station finally opened this week. The facility is part of the overall complex in the Waterways which includes a supermarket and apartments but the underground piece is exclusively for rail users. The old car parks on both sides of the [...]

NASRUG negotiate extra train in evening gap

Friday, December 7th, 2007

NASRUG (Naas and Sallins Rail Users Group) is a commuter lobby group serving the users of Naas and Sallins railway station. A strong advocate of public transport, and a daily commuter to Dublin myself, I have been involved with the group since its inception.
We lobby on a number of matters but primarily on timetable changes, [...]