Commuters were left stranded when Irish Rail were forced to halt all rail traffic to allow emergency services to attend to a "tragic accident" Harmonstown.
Commuters were told by the rail operator that all services between Howth Junction and Clontarf Road were suspended after the tragic incident occurred on Tuesday evening.
The incident happened at Harmonstown on the north side of Dublin which led to delays for those travelling to and from Malahide Castle, where American rock band LCD Soundsystem were playing.
I missed @lcdsoundsystem too due to the train issues. Kudos to everyone’s good spirits on the 8.20 out of Connolly ❤️ https://t.co/Jk0lKsF8ZA
— EmerTheScreamer (@EmerTheScreamer) June 5, 2018
Irish Rail advised customers of delays as emergency services dealt with the incident on the tracks and suggested alternative routes through local bus services.
Commuters whose routes were affected by the delay reported being left stuck in their carriages for more than an hour.
Tragic circumstances. Now over an hour on a packed train. Need to start getting people off @IrishRail
— Orlaith Farrell (@OrlaithFarrell) June 5, 2018
What is the plan for people stuck on this train pls
— Stuart Kerr (@StuartK88418761) June 5, 2018
Irish Rail stated they could not "move at present or detrain people as scene of tragic incident is very distressing and is being attended by emergency services - lengthy delay is unavoidable".
"The scene in the vicinity of the train is extremely distressing - we cannot remove people from the train as a result, or move it on as emergency services attending and investigating," they added.
An Garda Síochána in the area stated they were dealing with the incident. The trains resumed at approximately 11pm last night following the delays.
