Green light for opening of Western Rail route

THE Government is set to give the green light to the Western Rail Corridor from Ennis to Sligo after a report yesterday recommended it be re-opened on a phased basis.

Green light for opening of Western Rail route
Sat, 14 May, 2005 - 01:00
Michael Brennan

The Working Group on the Western Rail Corridor said the most viable section of the 114-mile railway was the 51-mile section from Ennis in Co Clare to Athenry and Tuam in Co Galway.

It would cost around €110 million to re-open, as opposed to €365m for the project as a whole.

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