Patronage
On 10 March 2011, the Irish Times reported that while the Phase One business case assumed 100,000 passengers per year or over 8,300 passengers monthly, patronage which would still require €2.4 million in operating subvention, the actual uptake was 4,800/month in the summer months falling to 4,300 in December. It has been suggested that patronage is low due to slow journey times, the same route can be completed twice as fast by Road.
Figures for 2011 were later supplied to the Irish Times and reported on 27 January 2012. Passengers were under 3,000 a month on average in 2011 and the total carried between Athenry and Ennis was 34,461 with monthly patronage in the range 4,000 per month in summer peak season to 2,060 in November. Patronage on the older Ennis - Limerick section is twice as high at 66,000 It has been suggested that patronage is low due to slow journey times, the same route can be completed twice as fast by Road.
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