Report claims just 0.3% would shift to using faster Limerick-Waterford train

A study by Arup looked at the feasibility of higher speeds for rail services. Picture: Sam Boal/RollingNews.ie

A study on the Waterford to Limerick train service found the journey time could be almost halved at peak times – but it claimed that footfall would still only increase 0.3%.

The report was carried out as part of an upgrade to the N24 road, with the potential for boosting rail services to an hourly service between the two Munster cities at peak times cited in documents for the project.