Finally, a 'fare deal' for Drogheda and Laytown commuters
24 January 2024
Labour Deputy Ged Nash in Louth and East has today welcomed the NTA announcement that Drogheda and Laytown have been included in the new lower-price Dublin Commuter Zone for train fares.
Deputy Nash said: “Following a long campaign I am delighted to see the NTA publish the new Dublin Commuter Zone pricing structure today.
"It's about time fairer fares were introduced for rail commuters in our area and credit is due to Transport Minister and Green Party Leader Eamon Ryan, the NTA, Irish Rail and all the local public representatives who have been united in the view that our community is getting a raw deal on rail fares.
"Drogheda, South Louth and East Meath-based train users were for too long treated as cash-cows paying unjustifiably high adult daily, monthly and annual rates to use trains on the busiest line in the country.
"I have campaigned for fairer and more transparent fare structures for many years and I am pleased that we now have real and tangible progress that will see commuters availing of fairer fares from Drogheda and Laytown into Dublin.
Some of the new arrangements from quarter three of this year include;
- Adult Return from Drogheda to Dublin is going from €19.50 to €14.00.
- Weekly adult ticket from €61.20 to €56.00
- Monthly adult ticket from €211 to €196.
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