Limerick City Rail - Media Reporting

14-12-2005, 00:39

Car parking doubles in Colbert Station
Limerick People

IN A welcome development for train travellers, Iarnrod Eireann announced that it has now doubled the capacity of the car park in Colbert Station in Limerick.

There are now 340 car parking spaces available, daily, for train travellers.

Highlighting the increase in car spaces, Jim Gallivan, business development manager for Iarnrod Eireann in Limerick, explained that "with the continuing popularity of train travel there were often times in the recent past when the car park at the station was full after the departure of the 9.25am train to Dublin”. And he said that this has led to some uncertainty about the availability of car parking spaces among train customers intending to travel on the late morning and afternoon trains from Limerick to Dublin.

"The increase in demand for train services in recent years, as the roads have struggled to cope with the increasing number of cars in the country, has led to a proportionate increase in the demand for car parking spaces at railway stations nation-wide. But people can now be assured that there will be sufficient spaces available throughout the day at Colbert Station,” he said.

18-12-2005, 01:03

Alarm in County Limerick as Charleville trains hit the buffers
Limerick Leader
December 17th, 2005
DEIRDRE McGRATH

THE many County Limerick people who use the Charleville train service will lose out if Iarnrod Eireann's proposals to reduce the service from Charleville to Dublin go ahead.

The company are planning to drop two stops from their Charleville schedule. They intend to discontinue the 3.50pm train to Dublin and 9pm service from Dublin. Charleville has already lost the 9.45am train to Dublin in recent months.

The station serves a huge area of County Limerick, taking in the South East and West Limerick towns such as Newcastle West, Abbeyfeale and Rathkeale as well as North Cork and even as far away as Listowel in County Kerry.

Charleville Chamber of Commerce this week met with Andrew Roche, business development manager with Iarnrod Eireann in Kent Station, Cork.

Gay McEvoy, president of the Charleville chamber, said that the town needs a regular train service to and from Dublin.[and here I was thinking that PaleRail is the curse of provincial towns... ]

Deputy Gerard Murphy has been highly critical of the announcement and said that Charleville is one of the fastest growing towns in County Cork and deserves a better train service than it has now.

Cllr Jim Houlihan warns that changes to the schedule at Charleville Station will have big implications for Limerick passengers.

"I would be very concerned with things as they stand," he said. "Iarnrod Eireann have given no indication that they are going to reverse the decision. It would make good business sense to retain these stops.

"Charleville station is widely used by people from South-East Limerick and people often travel from the Croom area because of the availability of free car parking in a safe place. Older people particularly prefer to use Charleville because it means they can avoid travelling to the city," added Cllr Houlihan.

He said that people have been utilising Charleville train station since Kilmallock was closed over 15 years ago.

"These decisions are often made at a desk and are far removed from the reality on the ground," said Cllr Houlihan.

MrX · 18-12-2005, 02:37

Surely Charleville should be included on the Cork commuter service at this stage?

It should be possible to hop on a commuter train from Charleville to Mallow and link to an intercity train from there.

I'd assume that a solid link to Cork City with more frequent services would be more economically beneficial than regular intercity services to Dublin direct from the town.

14-12-2005, 00:39	#1
ThomasS Posts: n/a	Limerick City Rail - Media Reporting Car parking doubles in Colbert Station Limerick People IN A welcome development for train travellers, Iarnrod Eireann announced that it has now doubled the capacity of the car park in Colbert Station in Limerick. There are now 340 car parking spaces available, daily, for train travellers. Highlighting the increase in car spaces, Jim Gallivan, business development manager for Iarnrod Eireann in Limerick, explained that "with the continuing popularity of train travel there were often times in the recent past when the car park at the station was full after the departure of the 9.25am train to Dublin”. And he said that this has led to some uncertainty about the availability of car parking spaces among train customers intending to travel on the late morning and afternoon trains from Limerick to Dublin. "The increase in demand for train services in recent years, as the roads have struggled to cope with the increasing number of cars in the country, has led to a proportionate increase in the demand for car parking spaces at railway stations nation-wide. But people can now be assured that there will be sufficient spaces available throughout the day at Colbert Station,” he said.

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18-12-2005, 01:03	#2
ThomasS Posts: n/a	Alarm in County Limerick as Charleville trains hit the buffers Limerick Leader December 17th, 2005 DEIRDRE McGRATH THE many County Limerick people who use the Charleville train service will lose out if Iarnrod Eireann's proposals to reduce the service from Charleville to Dublin go ahead. The company are planning to drop two stops from their Charleville schedule. They intend to discontinue the 3.50pm train to Dublin and 9pm service from Dublin. Charleville has already lost the 9.45am train to Dublin in recent months. The station serves a huge area of County Limerick, taking in the South East and West Limerick towns such as Newcastle West, Abbeyfeale and Rathkeale as well as North Cork and even as far away as Listowel in County Kerry. Charleville Chamber of Commerce this week met with Andrew Roche, business development manager with Iarnrod Eireann in Kent Station, Cork. Gay McEvoy, president of the Charleville chamber, said that the town needs a regular train service to and from Dublin.[and here I was thinking that PaleRail is the curse of provincial towns... ] Deputy Gerard Murphy has been highly critical of the announcement and said that Charleville is one of the fastest growing towns in County Cork and deserves a better train service than it has now. Cllr Jim Houlihan warns that changes to the schedule at Charleville Station will have big implications for Limerick passengers. "I would be very concerned with things as they stand," he said. "Iarnrod Eireann have given no indication that they are going to reverse the decision. It would make good business sense to retain these stops. "Charleville station is widely used by people from South-East Limerick and people often travel from the Croom area because of the availability of free car parking in a safe place. Older people particularly prefer to use Charleville because it means they can avoid travelling to the city," added Cllr Houlihan. He said that people have been utilising Charleville train station since Kilmallock was closed over 15 years ago. "These decisions are often made at a desk and are far removed from the reality on the ground," said Cllr Houlihan.

18-12-2005, 02:37	#3
MrX Really Regular Poster Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 585	Surely Charleville should be included on the Cork commuter service at this stage? It should be possible to hop on a commuter train from Charleville to Mallow and link to an intercity train from there. I'd assume that a solid link to Cork City with more frequent services would be more economically beneficial than regular intercity services to Dublin direct from the town.