Department of Transport refuses calls to publish all-island rail model

Review of Waterford to Limerick line showed only 1% of people would switch from other transport to travel by train, even with improvements

The methodology of the study on the Waterford to Limerick line has been called into question. Picture: Denis Minihane

The Department of Transport has refused calls to outline the model it is using for a review of the island’s rail network, saying it will only do so after the study is complete.

Rail campaigners have urged it to publish its methodology for the study, after a review of one rail line claimed that even with significant improvements, fewer than 1% of people would shift from other transport to travel by train.