Parking charges for rail users

RAIL commuters across the country face charges for parking at train stations as Irish Rail rolls out a major car park expansion programme.

Dozens of commuter towns are to get new, or enlarged, car parks over the next few years but, in a move criticised by Labour, rail passengers will have to pay to use them.

The party’s spokesman on commuter issues Senator Dominic Hannigan said the charging policy was counter-productive for a public transport company. “We are meant to be trying to encourage people onto public transport and reducing our carbon footprint and this is flying in the face of these efforts,” he said.