Irish rail to improve Galway to Limerick route
Iarnród Éireann has said it will take on board recommendations made in an independent study of the Galway to Limerick rail route.
The report, compiled for the National Transport Authority is critical of the existing rail service between Galway and Limerick.It recommends faster, earlier and more reliable services on the route.It says existing rail timetables between Galway and Limerick are "less than satisfactory" and the current service is "slow, infrequent and costly."People living in the catchment area of the rail line also felt that shift workers are not accommodated and there is a view that its cheaper to travel by car.Barry Kenny from Irish Rail says there are some improvements which can be made on the service.Cólman O Rathallaigh of West on Track, told Galway Bay fm News that the report backs up what the group has been calling for all along.