Enterprise train: Delays hit first day of hourly Belfast-Dublin service

The following trains were delayed on Tuesday:

Funding of €25m for the hourly train schedule has been provided by the Irish government and the Shared Island Fund.

The Enterprise service is operated jointly Iarnród Éireann and Northern Ireland’s public transport operator Translink.

Speaking before the launch of the new timetable, Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) Simon Harris said the introduction of the hourly service was a “really, really important day for the all island economy, for the island of Ireland, from a public transport point of view”.

Stormont Infrastructure Minister John O’Dowd said the expanded service “offers opportunities to drive jobs and growth, stimulate development and regeneration and boost access to services and education”.

He also said that the move would “help decarbonise transport and encourage behavioural shift to public transport”.