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Unread 22-03-2007, 17:02   #11
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Waterford-Dublin return tickets vary between €23.50 and €30.00. Clonmel - Dublin distance is about 20% more than Waterford-Dublin by rail, although the more direct road distances are within 10% of each other. Moreover the quality of service from Clonmel is cr*p by comparison with Waterford. So no wonder the trains don't attract many punters.

However the real kiler is that Limerick Junction to Waterford is closed on Sundays (and public holidays) thereby making it useless for the weekend trade. It is practically unique in this respect: even the Nenagh line has a Sunday service of sorts.

Why? because it was always thus, and because it would be too much bother to change anything. Surely weekend traffic should be all-impportant for a fairly slow route like Clonmel-Dublin (it's hardly going to attract the executive travel market)
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