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Rail line doesn’t make business sense

THE letter of Colmán Ó Raghallaigh (June 14) fails to address and furnish explanation for a most concerning point. It is no great mystery that most of the passengers comprising Irish Rail’s figure of 252,607 have travelled between Limerick-Ennis and Galway-Athenry exclusively.

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Boost for Western Rail Corridor as new station gets approval

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‘Creditable year’ for rail line

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Irish Rail rules out reopening of Crusheen train station

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Anger over delay to rail corridor's re-opening

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Report calls for reopening of Western Rail Corridor
Western rail corridor set to reopen

A major section of a disused railway line in the West of Ireland is to be reopened, it emerged today.

Mon, 25 Apr, 2005

Re-opening of western line a ‘leap of faith’

THE re-opening of a Western Rail Corridor (WRC) is a leap of faith that cannot be rushed, according to Transport Minister Seamus Brennan.

Sat, 14 Feb, 2004

Rail group gathers 40,000 signatures in bid to reopen rail line

IT will be political suicide for the Government if the Western Rail Corridor is not reopened, the West On Track group has warned.

Wed, 16 Jul, 2003

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