Railway line re-opened in Kildare but some commuters delayed up to 3 hours

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Significant disruptions

Irish Rail said the train line between Kildare town and Newbridge has reopened by there are delays of up to three hours for commuters leaving Heuston Station. 

All services were suspended after a tragic incident on the tracks between the train stations in Co Kildare. 

Emergency services rushed to the scene. 

Just before 5pm, Irish rail issued an update that the rail line had re-opened.

And it also detailed the "significant disruption" to services to and from Heuston, below: 

  • 15:30 Heuston to Limerick: +117 minutes delayed;
  • 15:35 Heuston to Galway: +115 minutes delayed;
  • 14:00 Heuston to Cork: +198 minutes delayed;
  • 14:45 Heuston to Westport: +146 minutes delayed.
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