This is a very interesting topic. You would think that someone travelling to the train station from within walking/cycling distance would see the incentive of actually leaving their car at home.
Questions arise though when access to the stations from within its catchment area are poor. No cyclepaths, poor footpaths, poor lighting. Poor ped and cycle crossings and unsecure bike parks etc. Also bus linkups could come into the equation, Portmarnock for example.
In an ideal world these improvements would be carried out either before the pay parking comes into effect or as part of the car park upgrading works.
Sadly we live in Iarnrod Eireannland.
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