The Dunleer Train Station committee
Minister for Transport Leo Varadkar will this evening meet with the group hoping to reopen Dunleer Railway Station.
The Dunleer Mid-Louth Railway Station re-opening committee will meet with the Minister in Leinster House at 7.30pm where they will outline why they feel the station – which has been closed for 30 years – needs to be reopened.
Chairman Niall Gallen and his ‘Stop At Dunleer’ group will ask the Minister to ensure that the Department of Transport explores the proposal following strong campaigning throughout Mid-Louth in recent months.
The committee was set up last March. At the time Irish Rail said reopening the station is not in its current investment plan and it does not feature in the current programme for government.
A spokesperson said the only option would be a developer-led initiative but this would have to be subject to a business case being put forward.
Dunleer Railway Station was closed by CIE in 1984
