IRISH Rail passengers faced delays this morning after a person fell ill on board as emergency services rushed to the scene.
The Drogheda to Dun Laoghaire service was impacted by the medical emergency this morning.
The 7:55am service was held at Howth Junction as an ambulance made its way to the scene.
Posting an update on social media, Irish Rail said: “The 07:55 Drogheda/Dun Laoghaire service is being held at Howth Junction awaiting the arrival of emergency services to assist with an ill passenger.”
Irish Rail confirmed that the emergency services have arrived on site and the service has resumed operations, but remains 24 minutes behind schedule.
And due to the unexpected delay, services through Howth Junction may experience delays due to the stoppage and a signalling issue.
As a result of the signalling issue, the 08:50 Connolly/Belfast service is currently stopped at the platform, affecting Northbound Northern commuter and DART services.
This is also affecting many popular services as they have been adjusted or terminated at specific stations.
The 07:55 Drogheda/Dun Laoghaire service will terminate in Pearse Station this morning, while the 08:15 Bray/Howth service will terminate in Harmonstown.
The Bray/Howth service will operate as the 09:30 Malahide/Greystones starting from Harmonstown.
The 08:45 Bray/Malahide service will also terminate in Connolly Station.
They reported that railway engineers are on site to repair the issue and prevent further complications to any services on the route.
M50 DELAYS
And for road users, there are disruptions on the M50 this morning.
The Transport Infrastructure Ireland’s traffic alert informs road users that there are currently delays on the M50 Northbound between J11 and J06.
It also impacts M50 Southbound between J05 and J13.
A collision was reported on the M7 between J05 – ATHGOE and J04 – RATHCOOLE, affecting the Aux Lane and Lane 1.
The collision was cleared 40 minutes after the incident was reported.
However, road users may experience some road congestion due to the morning rush, which may linger for a while.
They also reported that routes N3 S, M4E, M7E, and M11N are experiencing delays.
No delays have been reported for N40 – the national primary road in Cork.
