Kildare rail commuters need shelters
Portarlington Station shelter
A NEWBRIDGE councillor has contacted Irish Rail to see if they can provide shelter parity for her local stations as is provided three stops further west in Portarlington.
Having recently travelled to Galway by train Cllr Peggy O Dwyer observed pre-assembled products at Portarlington Train Station that are designed to offer protection from the elements in extreme heat and harsh weather conditions.
''The lack of sheltering facilities at Newbridge Train Station had been highlighted to me by Newbridge Active Retirement Association who recently completed a survey of this facility,” she said.
“I visited the station recently with another member of Newbridge Disability Access Group and found that Platforms 1 and 3 have no waiting shelter area.
“There is only a small seating area in the busy ticket office and turnstile scanner area, and once the ticket office is closed to the public in the evenings there is no waiting shelter area on this side.
“Platform 2 has very limited seating and indeed could also do with some.
“With Newbridge becoming part of the short hop zone this station will become busier.
“I'm disappointed with the delay in the redesign of the car park which had been requested by Newbridge Disability Access Group but, I will continue to advocate to get these promised works completed."
