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Galway-Limerick euro20 return |
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Galway 091-564222 |
Gort Railway Station, County Galway (see more photos down the page)
Phase 1 Limerick-Galway
Phase 1 of the Western Rail Corridor was officially launched on 29th March 2010 and full schedules are in operation as of 30th March with very promising passenger numbers reported.
Phase 2 of Western Rail Corridor
Following a complete survey by Iarnród Éireann of the railway from Athenry to Claremorris in January 2010, costings are currently in preparation to enable the commencement of work on Phase 2 of the Western Rail Corridor from Athenry to Tuam later this year. This second phase of the railway is scheduled to reopen in 2011.
Overview Of Project
The first phase of the WRC renewal will:
- Deliver direct Galway to Limerick services, timed to meet commuter needs
- Serve Limerick, Ennis, Athenry and Galway; and new stations at Sixmilebridge, Gort, Ardrahan, Craughwell
- Expand commuter links to Limerick and Galway
- Promote balanced regional development, in line with National Spatial Strategy objectives, by linking two Gateways - Limerick and Galway - and serving the hub of Ennis
The investment project delivered by Iarnród Éireann has involved:
- renewal of 36 miles of track, including all necessary fencing and drainage and installation of points and crossings at Gort and Ennis
- a 90m platform with furniture, signage, shelter, Automatic Ticket Vending Machine, lighting, car park, PA, Customer Information Systems, help point and CCTV provision at Sixmilebridge, Gort, Ardrahan and Craughwell. These stations will also be accessible to the mobility impaired
- At Ennis and Athenry stations, PA, Customer Information Systems, help point and CCTV has been provided
- Repair and improvement work has been undertaken on bridges on the route to allow rail services to operate:
- modernised signalling systems
- improvement to level crossings, and elimination where practicable
Services
The service will launch with five services in each direction, Monday to Saturday, serving all stations en route, with four services each way on Sundays.
Services will operate from 30th March according to the timetable you can download here as a PDF file.
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