Western Rail Corridor (all disused sections) 2

voz es

Hi, this appears the direct follow on from ''Western Rail Corridor (all disused sections)''
Thread Link: https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055766866

voz es

Fantastic to see further growth in Rail

https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/se-railway-april-august-passenger-revenue-up-46/article24903269.ece

Isambard

how perverse can you get that post #2 in a thread about a disused railway line is about growth in traffic on a very heavily used line.

Losty Dublin

Isambard wrote: »

how perverse can you get that post #2 in a thread about a disused railway line is about growth in traffic on a very heavily used line.

Ah but if the line is so heavily used you can only imagine how many cyclists they'd have using it if it were converted to a greenway as well. Gotta think big, Isambard, it's the future you know :pac:

voz es

Derry to Kerry - Good on you Gavin Duffy

www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/gavin-duffy-calls-for-derry-to-kerry-rail-road-broadband-corridor-1.3616890

voz es

The Dragon Roars - Duffy highlights western plight in lack of north south western rail axis

https://www.derryjournal.com/news/presidential-hopeful-duffy-wants-rail-corridor-from-derry-to-kerry-1-8624017

Clear Ink

voz es wrote: »

The Dragon Roars - Duffy highlights western plight in lack of north south western rail axis

I like the idea of a western Rail line, It would be great for access to the three western cities in the republic. But I wonder what would happen if the hard border comes in though a British withdrawal? Like is the Derry thing feasible?

voz es

Clear Ink wrote: »

I like the idea of a western Rail line, It would be great for access to the three western cities in the republic. But I wonder what would happen if the hard border comes in though a British withdrawal? Like is the Derry thing feasible?

Its more links with the north we need not less! We are an island. Brexit may not be that hard anyhow and if it is well it could work out as an important supply route

Clear Ink

voz es wrote: »

Its more links with the north we need not less! We are an island. Brexit may not be that hard anyhow and if it is well it could work out as an important supply route

Just not sure if it is feasible or even if their gov would agree is all.

voz es

Clear Ink wrote: »

Just not sure if it is feasible or even if their gov would agree is all.

There are calls for it in the region.

CatInABox

voz es wrote: »

There are calls for it in the region.

In fairness to Derry and it's surrounding environs, they're calling for literally any investment at all. The lack of investment in the area borders on criminal.

Isambard

a Kerry to Derry route to correct the imbalance is all very well, but they'd be expecting the tax payers of Dublin to pay for it.

I'd say yes go ahead, but pay for it yourselves lads.

jasper100

350000 journeys on the open section last year? That's impressive to be fair and can only bode well for advocates hoping to open the disused sections.

It is excellent news that the line is finally beginning to deliver. With ever increasing congestion we will hopefully see a concentration of housing development around the reopened stations to grow the passenger numbers more.

The cart was put before the horse a bit on phase one but cluster development around the reopened stations and around the proposed phase 2 stations is what is needed.

_Puma_

Some impressive growth figures

"While usage increases to the tune of nearly 60% has been experienced on the Galway to Limerick line, the comparable numbers are much smaller for Galway to Dublin (28%), Westport to Dublin (13%) and Sligo to Dublin (10%)."

https://connachttribune.ie/train-usage-steams-ahead-as-students-opt-to-commute-000/

"Build it and they will come" springs to mind.

CatInABox

_Puma_ wrote: »

Some impressive growth figures

"While usage increases to the tune of nearly 60% has been experienced on the Galway to Limerick line, the comparable numbers are much smaller for Galway to Dublin (28%), Westport to Dublin (13%) and Sligo to Dublin (10%)."

https://connachttribune.ie/train-usage-steams-ahead-as-students-opt-to-commute-000/

"Build it and they will come" springs to mind.

It's easy to get 60% growth on a small number.

voz es

_Puma_ wrote: »

Some impressive growth figures

"While usage increases to the tune of nearly 60% has been experienced on the Galway to Limerick line, the comparable numbers are much smaller for Galway to Dublin (28%), Westport to Dublin (13%) and Sligo to Dublin (10%)."

https://connachttribune.ie/train-usage-steams-ahead-as-students-opt-to-commute-000/

"Build it and they will come" springs to mind.

You would feel bad for the poor people traveling bus from Donegal to hospital specialists and University courses. I know many who dont go home the weekend as they are just wrecked after the bus. Imagine the room of a train for study and rest.

60% is a victory for Rail!

voz es

An account of a recent meeting from Western Inter-County Railway Committee meeting this week.




At a meeting of the Western Inter-County Railway Committee held in Claremorris this week there was unanimous cross-party welcome for the confirmation by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar that the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport are at an advanced stage in developing their approach in progressing the commitment to review the re-introduction of rail services between Galway and Mayo via Tuam. The Committee is a joint committee of five local authorities in the West of Ireland committed to the establishment of a rail service between Limerick and Sligo via Clare, Galway and Mayo and members pledged their full support to the prospect of renewed rail connectivity between the South/Mid-West/West and North Western regions.

Speaking after the meeting Chairman Cllr. Michael Connolly said, “This is one of these unique and too-rare occasions when all political parties are united in a common objective and I am very pleased to confirm that the Committee has fully endorsed the Taoiseach’s view that renewal of this missing link in the national railway network could play an important role in the Atlantic Economic Corridor.

County and regional plans as well as the National Development Plan and the Programme for Government have collectively supported the prospect of restoring train services on the western rail corridor and this is a very welcome expression of support from the Taoiseach. The Taoiseach’s view that a re-instatement of the missing rail link between Galway and Mayo could increase passenger, tourist and commercial use is echoed by the Atlantic Economic Corridor Group which represents 2725 businesses employing 80,000 people between Kerry and Donegal.”

Cllr. Connolly added,” The economic case is supported by facts such as Bord Failte analysis which shows that in 2017 Galway had 1.673 million overseas visitors spending €589m compared to Mayo with 324,000 spending €78m. A modern and efficient rail service will tap into that huge Galway resource to the benefit of Westport/Ballina and tourism in Mayo generally while providing much improved public transport between the natural hinterlands of Mayo and Galway, and provide vital links to the new EU Tier1 Port of Shannon Foynes”.

Commenting on the outstanding performance of Galway- Limerick train services, announced recently by the Chief Executive of Iarnrod Eireann, Cllr Connolly said that 352,000 passengers using the route in 2017 represented almost double the numbers projected in the business case prepared by Iarnrod Eireann and the fact is that the railway company is having difficulty catering for current demand and have increased the size of some peak time trains.

The Committee also called on the Government to honour its commitment to amend maps previously submitted to the EU to include the West and North-West, and permit access for those regions to infrastructure co-funding from the multi-billion EU TenT Core Programme.


Credit: West on Track

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