Monthly ticket Pricing

[deejer]

I have spent a fair amount of the last 3years commuting from Tipperary to Dublin. I moved up to Dublin for the last 6mths and I am now looking to move back down to Tipp again. I am not able to avail of the taxsaver ticket as my company only allow you to sign up to this once a year in April.

I live exactly 8mins from Limerick junction. Its an ideal location if you want to travel anywhere by train and I do use their service alot.

I looked into monthly tickets today as I would not be able to pay the Eur3,500.00 it would cost for a yearly ticket on my own. This is where I got a bit lost...... (below is an extract from taxsaver.ie)

http://www.railusers.ie/forum/attach...d=131705971 6

• Limerick is priced the same as Limerick Junction at ridiculous Eur660.00 (Limerick junction and Limerick City are 20min-30min apart)

• Thurles which is approx 20min away from Limerick junction is Eur408.00, Eur252 cheaper

• If I was to purchase a monthly ticket from Limerick Junction to Dublin for a year it would cost me the grand total of Eur7920.00, well over double the cost of the yearly ticket

Now I know this doesnt effect alot of people. If I had my taxsaver I would be happy paying my Eur290 off my gross salary every month for my CIE all services ticket. But what I dont understand is how someone sat down and worked out this pricing scheme and figured that it made sense. Maybe Im missing something here and someone can explain this to me