Willie Penrose (Westmeath, Labour)
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Question 444: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will take appropriate steps to ensure that a proposal to reopen the railway station at Killucan, County Westmeath is acted upon (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21121/06]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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The location of stations on the rail network is a matter for Iarnród Éireann. The company informs me that the former Killucan Station is quite a distance from Killucan village and there are very few houses within a mile or two of the former station. The villages of Killucan and Rathuire have modest populations and no plans for major expansion. A new station would be totally reliant on park and ride and these customers have alternate options at Kilcock, Enfield and Maynooth. The Midland region's Regional Planning Guidelines and the local development plans do not make a specific case for Killucan.