WESTERN RAIL CORRIDOR USER NUMBERS EXCEED EXPECTATIONS

Date Published: 03-Jun-2011

The West on track campaign group expects the Limerick to Galway train route to exceed all passenger number expectations this year.

250 thousand journeys have been made on the Limerick to Galway route, including the Limerick to Ennis and Athnery to Galway commuter services since it opened on March 2010.

New services have also been introduced along the Western Rail Corridor.

They include a new evening service between Galway and Ennis and extra services connecting the corridor to Galway-Dublin services.

Irish Rail says it now hopes to have a station up and running in Oranmore by the second half of next year.

Colmán O Raghallaigh of West on Track says he’s confident that the new services should make the line even more popular.