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Unread 06-09-2011, 12:36   #3
James Howard
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Sounds about right. I sometimes take Longford to Edgeworthstown as my pass only gets me to Edgeworthstown and this costs €7.70 for about 14 km.

There are several people who occasionally take the train from Edgeworthstown to Mullingar where there is never a ticket collector present who I have never seen buying a ticket. On the other hand, I am stupid enough to actually pay the €6.70 (I get a euro off for my annual pass) when travelling from Longford.

They really should look at some of the fares between rural towns on Intercity lines. In most cases, once you are going more than 20km, it is cheaper to buy a day return to Dublin if you aren't going early in the morning. There is a chance that I might take the kids on a spin to Mullingar or Boyle on a weekend but not if it is going to cost 50 quid for a journey that costs 20 in a car.
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