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Journey times have reduced from over 60 minutes in the 2016 timetable to 53 minutes in the 2023 timetable. The North Tipperary Community Rail Partnership (NTCRP) has criticised the lack of services provided on the line. Other criticisms have come from communities on the line over the 'skeleton' service provided on the line. [2]
The Dublin-Westport/Galway line is a major railway route from Dublin to Galway or Westport, County Mayo.The line is part of the greater intercity rail network formed by branches of the main line between Dublin and Cork.
The journey time between Limerick and Galway is just under 2 hours and there are 5 trains each way daily. The line has seen some growth, with the Irish Times reporting that from 2013 to 2014, "the western rail corridor saw a 72.5 per cent increase from 29,000 to 50,000 journeys through the Ennis–Athenry section of the line", which was partly ...
The line is one of the longest in Ireland at 266.75 kilometres (165.75 mi) [2] and is used by both InterCity and Commuter services. Services to Waterford branch off at Cherryville Junction, after Kildare, and to Westport and Galway after Portarlington.
There was a basic service pattern of 3 services a day, sometimes supplemented by an additional service from Dublin on Fridays and a very early morning service from Sligo on Monday mornings. The closure of many stations in 1963 enabled the service to be speeded up with over an hour reduction in journey time.
Portlaoise railway station is a station on the Dublin to Cork/Limerick lines in Ireland. It is also the terminus for the South Western Commuter also called the Portlaoise Commuter Line which forms part of the Dublin Suburban Rail network in the commuter belt for Dublin.
Both languages remained part of the official company name ("Iarnród Éireann – Irish Rail"). In January 2013, a new logo was introduced with a new bilingual branding; it made its first appearance in early January on online timetables, before officially launching on the 21st. [5] In late 2013 the logo was updated again with a new font. [6]
The Limerick–Rosslare Main Line is a railway route in Ireland that linked the city of Limerick on the Atlantic coast with Rosslare Europort on the coast of the Irish Sea.It also serves the city of Waterford, and at Limerick Junction it connects with the Dublin–Cork railway line.