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Sallins Train Services Must Match Up to Hazelhatch Improvements
Press Release, 27th February 2007
Catherine Murphy, TD has today announced her dismay at what she termed “a short-termist attitude to commuter services in Kildare”. Murphy’s comments came following her receipt of a parliamentary reply from the Minister for Transport, Mr Martin Cullen, that while those taking the train to and from Sallins, would benefit from “improved journey times” as a result of the planned 4 tracking of the Kildare line, they will be served only by intercity and regional train services and not commuter services.
“Kildare is designated as part of the Dublin commuter belt when it suits the Government to do so but when it comes to building infrastructure and providing services to this commuter belt, we’re forgotten. It’s very short sighted not to include Sallins on the new commuter line to be established as part of the Kildare Route Project because of the significant housing development that has and continues to go on in and around Sallins and Naas and the huge numbers of people seeking to use rail services. Naas, as the county town of Kildare and a very vibrant residential and commercial centre should be served by regular commuter services through Sallins so as to encourage industry to locate there. For the sake of extending the 4 tracking of the Kildare line between Hazelhatch and Sallins the Department of transport would be helping a huge amount of people and providing much needed services to thousands of people.”
Murphy concluded in highlighting that Sallins and Naas must be looked as within the Dublin commuter belt where service provision is concerned, those living in these towns are the very ones keeping our Celtic Tiger afloat so the very least the transport Department could do is help them get to and from work.”
21st February 2007 Full parliamentary reply from Minister for Transport, Mr Martin Cullen
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