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Freight trains return to the Limerick-Foynes line after 25 years
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Freight trains return to the Limerick-Foynes line after 25 years

So: trains are running on the 42-kilometre Limerick-Foynes line for the first time since it closed in 2001. Irish Rail successfully tested a passenger train last weekend, checking the track’s signals and level crossings despite difficult weather. The €151.5 million upgrade restored the Foynes station building and train shed, installed signalling and reinstated 13 level crossings. More test trains are expected in the coming weeks as Ireland prepares to offer businesses a more sustainable rail freight connection to Foynes Port.
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