Campaign for a commuter rail service in Limerick gets on track

A CAMPAIGN for a new commuter rail service between Limerick and outlying villages will be launched tonight in Castleconnell.

Potential backers say it could take up to 300 cars a day off the roads and prove a commercial winner for Irish Rail.

John McNamara, chairman of the Ahane Montpelier Castleconnell Development Group, said: “It takes just around 12 minutes to travel by train from Castleconnell into Colbert Station. I travel into work in the city and it takes me up to 40 minutes to do the same journey by road.”