Thurles-Templemore timetable is ****

[Destructix]

Had a very important meeting in Templemore at 2pm last Friday. Went down to Thurles train station at 1pm only to discover there are no services until 14:50 to Templemore. What the hell happened to the service they used to have. I think it was 13:40 service something like that. It's been 2 years since i have taken a train to Templemore at that time in the day, normally use the morning service but a six and a half hour gap of services between two relatively close towns is stupid and i know the timings on the Dublin-Cork services from Thurles and other stations is really important to customers i am not hoping for that to change but why not reintroduce at least one direct service from Limerick to Dublin serving Thurles just after midday to accommodate serving these stations. The two hourly direct Limerick/Dublin services why the hell did they abolish this.

[Jamie2k9]

The two hourly direct Limerick/Dublin services why the hell did they abolish this.

Would imagine to push passengers onto the Cork train from Limerick J which makes sense and is more cost effective.

[Thomas J Stamp]

Originally Posted by Destructix

It's been 2 years since i have taken a train to Templemore at that time in the day

think you have answered your own question there.

[Inniskeen]

Originally Posted by Thomas J Stamp

think you have answered your own question there.

Must be no demand, otherwise IR would be providing a service, wouldn't they ?

[dowlingm]

I thought the station at Templemore was only there to take trainee Guards home... on Tralee services

[Thomas J Stamp]

Originally Posted by Inniskeen

Must be no demand, otherwise IR would be providing a service, wouldn't they ?

there was always a bit of demand, insofar as if you knew that there was a train which will only take a few mins to get you there you would proabably take it. it was only about €5, but now you have to add the €3 parking into it as well (unless you want to walk to and back from templemore station).

there was also a BE bus (the Cork-Athlone service) which was cut, a local private service now does it.

More to the point, though, is that you really shouldnt just turn up and expect a train you havent used in years to be still running.

[dowlingm]

http://www.irishexaminer.com/lifesty...nd-207495.html

[Mark Gleeson]

Templemore isn't that bad, to be honest it was never a place buzzing with activity