Iarnród Éireann will implement fare and zonal adjustments starting Monday, affecting commuters, especially in the northeast and greater Dublin area.
The introduction of the Dublin Commuter Zone (DCZ) will replace the Short Hop Zone, extending further and providing Leap Card validity over a broader region.
Changes include reductions in fares for journeys starting or ending in Dublin Commuter Zone 3 and 4, while ticket prices for Zone 2 may either increase or decrease depending on the journey.
Additional modifications include a rise in maximum tag-on fares for adult, student, and child Leap Card users, necessitating tag-off for accurate pricing.
Iarnród Éireann will discontinue certain ticket types and offer webinars to inform commuters about the changes and address their questions.
The adjustments are being introduced as part of the National Transport Authority’s latest ‘fares determination’. Because the Dublin Commuter Zone is now larger, the maximum Leap Card fare at tag-on will be higher for all users. Adult Leap maximum tag-on will rise from €4 to €7.50.
- Northern Commuter: DCZ will increase from former SHZ limit of Balbriggan to include Gormanston, Laytown and Drogheda.
- Western Commuter: DCZ will increase from former SHZ limit of Kilcock to include Enfield. South Western Commuter: DCZ will increase from former SHZ limit of Sallins & Naas to include Newbridge and Kildare.
- South Eastern Commuter: DCZ will increase from former SHZ limit of Kilcoole to include Wicklow and Rathdrum.
- Single (Leap and cash) and day return (cash only) fares for journeys starting or ending in Dublin Commuter Zone 3 and 4 will be cut, as will monthly and annual ticket prices for Zone 3 and 4 upon next renewal.
- Reduced fares to/from Drogheda, Laytown, Enfield, Newbridge, Kildare, Wicklow and Rathdrum.
- Single (Leap and cash) and day return (cash only) fares for journeys starting or ending in Dublin Commuter Zone 2 will be either increased or reduced, as will monthly and annual ticket prices for Zone 2 upon next renewal.
- Increases between Dublin and Balbriggan, Skerries, Kilcock, Sallins & Naas, Greystones and Kilcoole, as well as some other intermediate journeys.
- There will also be reductions between Dublin and Gormanston.
