Una mappa che ho realizzato della linea ferroviaria Limerick – Rosslare con tutte le stazioni chiuse e aperte, le diramazioni e alcuni dettagli extra

So much connectivity lost. There was a discussion about the railways in the 19th century on radio last week, the phenomenal rate of expansion here was noted as a way of placating and employing the population in the aftermath of the Famine.

Meanwhile through the towns after Limerick junctions, traffic into Limerick is almost standill in the mornings. Would be nice to at least have the option of getting the train in.

I’ll never understand how we have all those closed stations in the Limerick commuter belt along the N24 yet Tipperary Town still has a station and it’s only a few kilometers from Limerick Junction.

I have heard a few people say that there’s a chance of Dromkeen re-opening because the traffic between Boher and Limerick is so bad in the mornings. Huge commuter catchment area east of Dromkeen – ideal for a park&ride.

And closing the Rosslare connection from Waterford was one of the most short-sighted things Irish Rail ever did (and that’s saying a lot). There’s money being pumped into Rosslare port since Brexit – it needs that Western Rail connection now more than ever.

The problem with this line, like most is that it was never built for commuters, or even passengers.

It was built for trade.

Like waterford station has to be one of the worst located stations in the country. Perched between the hill and the river. It is near nothing at all. A car will always be quicker and more convenient for a job in 99% of the city.

Where as in Limerick, the vast majority of the jobs are not in the city anymore.
And by the time you get into Colbert and on a bus, you’d have driven to Lily or regeneron etc and back.

Mad to see that Fiddown station was closed I. The 1850s. Almost immediately closed.