[PR] New Nenagh Commuter Service to begin on Monday 1st September - Iarnród Éireann

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New Nenagh Commuter Service to begin on Monday 1st September by Corporate Communications

A new daily commuter rail service launches for the first time between Nenagh and Limerick on Monday 1st September.

The new service, developed in a unique initiative between Iarnród Éireann and community-based group Nenagh Rail Partnership, sees new services operating which will enable commuters living in Nenagh, Birdhill and Castleconnell, and working in Limerick City, to switch to rail, with commuter services operating as follows:


Morning

Departs Nenagh - 07.55hrs
Departs Birdhill - 08.17hrs
Departs Castleconnell - 08.27hrs
Arrive Limerick - 08.45hrs


Evening

Departs Limerick - 16.45hrs
Departs Castleconnell - 17.04hrs
Departs Birdhill - 17.14hrs
Arrive Nenagh - 17.39hrs

Departs Limerick - 17.47hrs
Departs Castleconnell - 18.06hrs
Departs Birdhill - 18.16hrs
Arrive Nenagh - 18.40hrs

A spokesperson said “the new Nenagh-Limerick commuter service marks the culmination of a number of years work and cooperation between Nenagh Rail Partnership and Iarnród Éireann. We are delighted this work has come to fruition, and we urge the communities which will be served by the new commuter service to avail of the new departure times.”

Iarnród Éireann are offering a special introductory fare for the new service for a limited time, with a monthly commuter ticket available at €133.50 from Nenagh, €91.50 from Birdhill and €67.50 from Castleconnell, giving 4 weeks travel for the price of 3 weekly season tickets.

Regular commuters can save even more money with the Taxsaver Commuter ticket scheme. This is a salary sacrifice scheme under which an employee agrees with the employer to take a cut in remuneration and in return the employer provides a benefit of a corresponding amount to the employee, in this case the rail season ticket.

Using the Taxsaver scheme commuter rail tickets for top rate taxpayers, during this introductory offer, can cost as little as €3.55 per day from Nenagh, €2.15 from Birdhill and €1.80 from Castleconnell.

Full details from local Iarnrod Eireann stations and irishrail.ie

1huge1

Not bad, every little helps and rail is something I think this country really needs to invest in.

RINO87

hope they've done something with the line, i used to use that train as far as roscrea before i got my wheels, (i hate busses!) it was possibly the slowest moving train in the country, there were times when you would walk faster. i was more often than not the only person on the train!

Hopefully with the new more sesible timetable more people will use it.

Tinytony

I had to switch onto that line once while getting the 5:30 train from Dublin. I think it took over 2 hours to get from Ballybrophy. I arrived in Limerick 15 mins before the 7:10 train from Dublin!