Delays and overcrowding on new Luas line to continue into new year

The maiden voyage of the new Green line Luas extension definitely everything a commuters dreams are made of.

On Monday, the extension began running alongside Dublin’s other jam packed public transport options.

It was far from perfect, with major delays and malfunctioning traffic signals marring the experience.

Traffic has eased up as the week has continued, but there have still been long waits at new and old platforms for Luas users.

Transport Infrastructure Ireland has admitted that these delays will continue into March of next year.

‘The frequency of the trams, before the extension of the line, had been every three to six minutes; it’s now down to every four to nine minutes,’ Transport Infrastructure Ireland spokesman Sean O’Neill told The Irish Times.

Much needed additional trams with extra carriage space have been ordered to combat long waits and over crowding.

Seven have been ordered, but these are not expected to be ready until March 2018.