Rail line closed by flooding in December set to reopen
Iarnród Éireann has confirmed that an inspection train will depart Limerick for Ennis at 1pm and the line will be reopened for passenger trains at 4.30pm if the outcome of that inspection is satisfactory.
The Ennis to Limerick rail line at Ballycar, near Newmarket-on-Fergus in Co Clare, has been closed for almost 140 days following extensive flooding starting in late December. Water levels, which also resulted in the closure of a local road, dropped significantly in recent weeks while a test train was able to travel the affected stretch of rail line last week.
