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Originally Posted by Jamie2k9
That may be the case but its like saying that Cork can support an hourly service when it can't. Take all Limerick and Kerry passengers away + passengers who would use stops that all 3 services if operating use and there is no way an hourly service could be justified.
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But those stops are there, so it can be supported.
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Originally Posted by ACustomer
Inniskeen: your numbers raise an interesting point. The Sligo route, which had numbers falling by 8.5% has had its service reduced in the recent timetable revision. The Galway route (down by 36%) has had an increase in services.
Can anyone explain?
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One of the problems with the Sligo route was the lack of suitable passing places from Maynooth to Mullingar, which caused a lot of problems to evening services if a train was out of place. Removing one of the evening services to Dublin solved that.
There is of course, the matter of whether the previous service level was appropriate on each line - Sligo might have been over-served relative to Galway.