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Is the layout at Waterford West now so restricted that there is no way to cross 2 passenger trains at the West cabin? Surely just an extra crossover near W West would allow this. At present if a train departs the sole passenger platform for Kilkenny, the first crossing place seems to be Ballyhale, 15 miles away. Track simplification to a ridiculous degree if true.
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Yes.
The station is more less Dublin line into current platform, one set of points to access station yard and Belview followed by another set of points to access Limerick J line at Waterford West.
All trains staying overnight in Waterford/must move to allow another service in must drive beyond Waterford West Cabin and then drivers must switch sides and enter the station year/platform again.
As I say a crossing in Waterford would make shunting moments easier but not do a lot of passenger schedules where as another crossing after Ballyhale would.
Waterford-Ballyhale - 15.6 miles
Ballyhale-Kilkenny - 14.81 miles*
Muine Bheag-Kikenny - 14.86 miles*
* - Final 3 miles will require clearance of 5 minutes between each service running on that section.
The other loops on the line are 10/11/12 miles however they have higher speeds which offset distance.