Adare Station

[west_clare_wanderer]

Been listening about this on RTE today... https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2026/0507/1572115-adare-train-station/ 

It shows that things can be done quickly sometimes. Hopefully, a test bed fo whether a permanent passenger service can be implemented on the Foynes line. 

[Mol_PMB]

I can imagine myself developing a sudden but brief interest in golf around September next year...

[Ironroad]

Three million for a station that will be operational for seven days, am I reading that correctly??????????????????/

[Westcorkrailway]

If you read between the lines, this station will be as temporary as “docklands” and once the darts begin to arrive in numbers they will probobly look at implementing a passenger service 

[skinner75]

Temporary, as the platform & trackbed will need to be raised when the nearby bridge over the river is raised.

Some dose had objected to the bridge being raised, even though this was the recommendation listed in a flood prevention scheme. The decision was made to install the bridge deck, so progress on the line could be made, then come back to raise it & the approaches at a later date

[Ironroad]

1 hour ago, Westcorkrailway said:

If you read between the lines, this station will be as temporary as “docklands” and once the darts begin to arrive in numbers they will probobly look at implementing a passenger service 

 

1 hour ago, skinner75 said:

Temporary, as the platform & trackbed will need to be raised when the nearby bridge over the river is raised.

Some dose had objected to the bridge being raised, even though this was the recommendation listed in a flood prevention scheme. The decision was made to install the bridge deck, so progress on the line could be made, then come back to raise it & the approaches at a later date

"Temporary", "as the platform & trackbed will need to be raised when the nearby bridge over the river is raised." 

So it isn't a permanent structure even if a service may be possible to a properly structured  station in the never never future.   What is the demand versus requirements elsewhere?

The reality and truth is IE can waste three million on a ELITIST EVENT lasting just seven days and do so in haste but when it comes to real need for the masses it can drag it heels for decades.

Spend the 3m now on a station in Ballyfermot which is at least 70 years overdue. To put this in context the GNR opened  a basic station in Harmonstown in Jan 1957 to service the new community there and they certainly did not have the equivalent of 3m to do so at that time.. 

[cheesy_peas]

2 hours ago, Ironroad said:

Three million for a station that will be operational for seven days, am I reading that correctly??????????????????/

That would beat the record for shortest lived station, Meelick (3 months)

[RobertRoche]

Very temporary - a bit like scaffolding:

Some other good details in this presentation:

 

[hurricanemk1c]

On 8/5/2026 at 4:34 PM, Ironroad said:

 

"Temporary", "as the platform & trackbed will need to be raised when the nearby bridge over the river is raised." 

So it isn't a permanent structure even if a service may be possible to a properly structured  station in the never never future.   What is the demand versus requirements elsewhere?

The reality and truth is IE can waste three million on a ELITIST EVENT lasting just seven days and do so in haste but when it comes to real need for the masses it can drag it heels for decades.

Spend the 3m now on a station in Ballyfermot which is at least 70 years overdue. To put this in context the GNR opened  a basic station in Harmonstown in Jan 1957 to service the new community there and they certainly did not have the equivalent of 3m to do so at that time.. 

The reality and truth is how things are funded. IÉ can do little if the Department for Transport restricts the budget, whereas something like Adare gets funding from other avenues (the Ryder Cup organisation itself for one is very much pushing public transport as an option, be it rail to Adare or Limerick, and park and ride services across the Limerick area). And there's been a lot of work in the background before public announcements so it's not "in haste".

Get your local TD to push for additional rail and public transport funding. And opening a station in 1957 is hardly "in context".

Edited 26 minutes ago by hurricanemk1c

[Mol_PMB]

I heard talk at the weekend that a charging point is to be installed so that the Ryder Cup services can be operated by the new DART trains. 

I'm not sure how much substance there is to this, but if so I do look forward to them being rebranded Foynes Area Rapid Transit

I suppose that given IE's shortage of rolling stock and the desire to portray public transport in a good light, a brand new train might be a fair option compared to a tatty, noisy 29000.