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Galway to Limerick train failure?

ErnieBert · 2012-08-23 18:29:46

The Galway to Limerick train service, which cost over €100million to rebuild, only attracts an average of 95 passengers per day. Surely this service is not cost effective and will face the axe? http://www.limerickleader.ie/news/business/just-95-passengers-a-day-on-limerick-galway-train-1-4170437

23-08-2012 7:29pm

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The Galway to Limerick train service, which cost over €100million to rebuild, only attracts an average of 95 passengers per day.

Surely this service is not cost effective and will face the axe?

http://www.limerickleader.ie/news/business/just-95-passengers-a-day-on-limerick-galway-train-1-4170437

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#2 23-08-2012 7:34pm

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Reading your link to that Limerick paper, it does sound very low with only 95 passengers.

The train takes two and a quarter hours, while a road trip can take a little over an hour.

I suppose this plays a big part, and buses being cheaper too.

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#3 23-08-2012 8:01pm

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not sdure but I think this point of view MAY already have been aired on here...

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#4 23-08-2012 9:27pm

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giving the fact that this editor claims Noel Dempsey it launching the WRC train in the picture - which is taken at Connolly, it doesn't give a great start to it at all

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#5 23-08-2012 10:37pm

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All the newspapers are notorious for picking totally incorrect and often very outdated stock photos for anything rail related

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