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Seanad Éireann — 2024-09-24
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Neale Richmond (FG), Dublin Rathdown

As I outlined, the Minister for Transport, Deputy Ryan, assures the Senator the potential reopening of Crusheen train station to enhance the service on the Ennis to Galway line was considered as part of the all-island strategic rail review. While the review did not recommend the reopening of the station, it made the following recommendations for County Clare: the provision of more direct services between Ireland's west and south coasts, for example, between Galway, Limerick and Cork; increasing line speeds to at least 120 km/h; and connecting Shannon Airport to the railway.
As outlined, there are currently no plans to reopen Crusheen railway station. Iarnród Éireann has advised, however, that it will keep this case for a railway station at Crusheen under review. To misquote the movie “Field of Dreams”, it may be a case of "If you build it, [they] will come", and perhaps Lynch station at Crusheen will one day be a legacy of the Senator’s.

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Sitting date: 2024-09-24