Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 9 Nov 1971

Vol. 256 No. 8

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Rail Transport Statistics.

10.

Dr. O'Donovan

asked the Minister for Transport and Power the names and locations of passenger stations having an annual revenue of less than £10,000.

Mr. B. Lenihan

The reply is in the form of a tabular statement which, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, I propose to circulate in the Official Report.

Following is the statement:

LIST of locations open for regular passenger train services with revenue of less than £10,000 in year ended 31st March, 1970.*

Location	Location
Ardrahan	Goolds Cross
Athy	Gorey
Attymon	Gort
Ballybrophy	Killinick
Ballycullane	Kilmallock
Ballygeary	Knocklong
Ballyglunin	Loughrea
Banteer	Millstreet
Birdhill	Moate
Bridgetown	Monasterevan
Buttevant	Mostrim
Cahir	Mountrath
Campile	Muinebheag
Carrick-on-Suir	Newbridge
Castlebellingham	Rathdrum
Clara	Rathduff
Cloughjordan	Rathmore
Collooney	Rosslare Strand
Dromkeen	Templemore
Dromod	Thomastown
Duncormick	Tipperary
Dundrum	Tuam
Dunleer	Wellington Bridge
Dunsandle	Wicklow
Farranfore	Woodlawn
Ferns

*Latest year for which particulars are available.

11.

Dr. O'Donovan

asked the Minister for Transport and Power the names and locations of wagon-load stations which handle less than 1,000 wagons per annum.

Mr. B. Lenihan

The reply is in the form of a tabular statement which, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, I propose to circulate in the Official Report.

Following is the statement:

LIST of locations open for wagon-load traffic which handled less than 1,000 wagons in year ended 31st December, 1968.*

Location	Location
Abbeyfeale	Farranfore
Adare	Fenit
Askeaton	Ferns
Attymon	Fota
Balbriggan	Glenmore
Baldoyle and Sutton	Gormanston
Balla	Grange
Ballingrane Junction	Hazelhatch
Ballyhaunis	Howth
Ballymote	Kiltimagh
Ballisodare	Knocklong
Banteer	Laytown
Boyle	Limerick Junction
Bray (Daly Station)	Lixnaw
Buttevant	Loughrea
Carrick-on-Shannon	Malahide
Carrigaloe	Midleton
Carrigtwohill	Millstreet
Castleisland	Moate
Castlerea	Muinebheag
Charlestown	Newcastle West
Charleville	Patrickswell
Clara	Rathkeale
Cloughjordan	Roscommon
Cobh Junction	Rosslare Strand
Collooney	Rush and Lusk
Donabate	Rushbrooke
Dromod	Skerries
Dún Laoghaire (Mallin Station)	Swinford Templemore
Dunsandle	Thomastown
Edgeworthstown	Tipperary
Enfield	Tubbercurry

*Latest year for which particulars are available.

12.

Dr. O'Donovan

asked the Minister for Transport and Power if he will give details of those sections of railway which are open only for freight traffic and the number of wagons handled annually in each section.

Mr. B. Lenihan

The reply is in the form of a tabular statement which, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, I propose to circulate in the Official Report.

Following is the statement:

List of sections of line open at present for freight traffic only and the number of wagons handled in year ended 31st December, 1968.*

Section of Line	Number of wagons handled year ended 31/12/1968
Ballingrane/Foynes	21,182
Cobh Junction/Youghal	6,962
Limerick/Tralee	6,754
Drogheda/Kingscourt	5,304
Waterford/New Ross	4,623
Claremorris/Collooney	1,137
Dromin Junction/Ardee	987
Gortatlea/Castleisland	895
Tralee/Fenit	598

*Latest year for which particulars are available.

13.

Dr. O'Donovan

asked the Minister for Transport and Power if he will give details of the passenger lines which carry less than 35,000 passengers per annum; and the annual passenger numbers in each case.

Mr. B. Lenihan

The reply is in the form of a tabular statement which, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, I propose to circulate in the Official Report.

Following is the statement:

LIST of passenger sections of line with less than 35,000 passengers per annum, per week-day and Sunday schedules timetable trains in year ended 31st December, 1970.

Section of Line	Estimated number of passengers
Limerick/Claremorris	23,500
Ballina Branch	19,000
Loughrea Branch	23,400