A fire has broken out in a building adjacent to Portarlington railway station.
Emergency services including ambulances, three fire brigades and Gardaí are now at the scene at Station Road in the town.
It comes during peak-time for commuters.
Bus transfers will operate from Portlaoise to Portarlington.
Delays of up to 50 minutes to services out of Heuston can be expected as a result.
Update: Bus transfers will operate from Portlaoise to Portarlington.
Delay of up to 50 minutes to services out of Heuston can be expected as a result. https://t.co/Bhvkktf3Zx— Iarnród Éireann (@IrishRail) March 19, 2019
Iarnród Éireann previously tweeted that services will not stop at Portarlington, as traffic will continue through Portarlington but will not stop there.
Services will not stop at Portarlington due to a fire in a building adjacent to the station. Emergency Services are attending. Update to follow.
— Iarnród Éireann (@IrishRail) March 19, 2019
Hi Amanda, traffic will continue through Portarlington but will not stop there.
— Iarnród Éireann (@IrishRail) March 19, 2019
Delays are also expected going through the train station.
That’s a lot of smoke….hope everyone is OK. Our train still smells of smoke jury from stopping #portarlington pic.twitter.com/ehvLZ2DqAR
— Áine Mulloy (@AineMulloy) March 19, 2019
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