Concerns grow over closure of local rail service

SUPPORTERS of the Limerick-Ballybrophy railway line are concerned that Iarnród Éireann is expected to seek formal permission to close services on the route over the coming months.

The Irish Examiner revealed yesterday that the company had informed the Department of Transport last year that it was considering the closure of the line, which includes a commuter service between Limerick and Nenagh, due to low passenger numbers.

The National Transport Authority board was told last summer that Iarnród Éireann had “alerted” the Minister for Transport that they may seek closure of some of the country’s “lightly used rail lines”.