Dublin-Belfast Enterprise: Translink to review rail fares

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Dublin-Belfast Enterprise: Translink to review rail fares
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The Enterprise is jointly run by Translink and Irish Rail, but ticket prices can significantly differ .

Irish Rail customers in the Republic of Ireland are paying significantly lower fares than those booking with Translinkpassengers travelling from from Belfast to Dublin can be paying more than doubleHowever, depending on which side of the Irish border you buy your ticket, it will determine how much you will have to pay, and the differences can be vast.

"It’s a different fare structure compared to Irish Rail, that’s something we are looking at and working closely with Irish Rail ," David Curry, Translink General Manager Bus Service Operations, told BBC News NI. "Subsidy is different in the north of Ireland to the south of Ireland, but I get where customers are coming from. We are reviewing that in the near future.

"The Republic of Ireland government has discounted public transport fares by 20% across the board, which includes Enterprise tickets for journeys originating south of the border," it added.The tunnel that links beer, Scuba diving and OasisOne person in hospital after Ballyclare gas explosion

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