Into the West - Rail Campaign

Into the West - Rail Campaign Into The West is the rail campaign for counties Derry, Donegal, Tyrone & Fermanagh.

We work with councils, elected reps, government departments, and community & business groups to make the case for better rail in the western half of the province of Ulster The railway line between Derry and Coleraine is one of the most beautiful in the world. In the past it was allowed to deteriorate and was threatened with closure. 'Into the West Rail Lobby' has been campaigning since 2004 for th

e upgrading of Derry’s train services. The campaign has the support of a range of individuals, trades unions, business people and organisations, NGO’s, political parties, etc.

Fantastic to see the reopening date for Stage 2 of the Western Rail Corridor has been set for 2031. This will reopen the...
12/06/2026

Fantastic to see the reopening date for Stage 2 of the Western Rail Corridor has been set for 2031. This will reopen the section of line from Athenry to Claremorris - connnecting Castelbar, Ballina and Wetsport directly to Galway and Limerick (and to Foynes Port for freight, when rail is connected to that port shortly).

The Dublin Government is pushing ahead with reopening and improving rail in the west, east and south of the island. It's now time that they develop a plan for restoring it in in the north. Progress south of the border also puts the absurdly long timescale for doing even relatively simple rail improvements in NI to shame. Stormont is a shambles in comparison 😟

08/06/2026

Donegal railway into the west

Fantastic turnout for this afternoon's official opening of the restored Victorian railway bridge at . And what a superb...
06/06/2026

Fantastic turnout for this afternoon's official opening of the restored Victorian railway bridge at . And what a superb job has been done of the gorgeous old heritage structure πŸ‘ The sooner the 'temporary' rust & concrete modern version gets removed the better πŸ™πŸ»

Congratulations to Castlerock Community Association, Heritage Lottery & all involved in this initiative 🌟

** RESTORED CASTLEROCK RAIL BRIDGE - RE-OPENING EVENT TOMORROW **A reminder that tomorrow (Saturday) afternoon will see ...
05/06/2026

** RESTORED CASTLEROCK RAIL BRIDGE - RE-OPENING EVENT TOMORROW **

A reminder that tomorrow (Saturday) afternoon will see a host of events to mark the official return of 's superb heritage railway bridge πŸ‘

Full details of the events organised by Castlerock Community Association are below. It should be a great afternoon πŸ‘

Pressure is really starting to build now on the blatant East-West timetable discrimination on the Derry-Belfast railway ...
05/06/2026

Pressure is really starting to build now on the blatant East-West timetable discrimination on the Derry-Belfast railway line. Why should the quality of service you receive differ so dramatically - based entirely on which side of a narrow river you live? πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ

It's the most blatant & fixable of the many examples of NI's 'Two Tier Transport' approach - where resources are concentrated in the East whilst the West is left llargely abandoned. High time you bring this to an end Liz Kimmins MLA & Department for Infrastructure

Our thanks to Councillors Shaun Harkin & Rory Farrell for proposing & seconding the motion on this at the recent council committee πŸ‘ Let's keep the pressure on.

Derry City and Strabane District Council is to write to the Minister for Infrastructure Liz Kimmins expressing concern over β€œtimetable disparity” in rail provision in the North West.

04/06/2026

** π—£π—¨π—•π—Ÿπ—œπ—– 𝗦𝗨π—₯π—©π—˜π—¬ 𝗒𝗑 π—–π—œπ—§π—¬ 𝗒𝗙 π——π—˜π—₯π—₯𝗬 π—”π—œπ—₯𝗣𝗒π—₯𝗧/π—Ÿπ—’π—‘π——π—’π—‘ π—™π—Ÿπ—œπ—šπ—›π—§π—¦ **

Derry City & Strabane District Council is holding a public consultation about the London flights to/from City of Derry Airport. This is part of the process leading to the renewal of the PSO (public subsidy) contract for the London service next year.

𝑰𝒇 π’šπ’π’– 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒏 𝒕𝒐 π’„π’π’Žπ’‘π’π’†π’•π’† 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’”π’–π’“π’—π’†π’š 𝒐𝒏 π’•π’‰π’Šπ’”, π’˜π’† π’˜π’π’–π’π’… 𝒃𝒆 π’ˆπ’“π’‚π’•π’†π’‡π’–π’ π’Šπ’‡ π’šπ’π’– 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 π’Žπ’†π’π’•π’Šπ’π’ 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒐𝒓 π’‘π’–π’ƒπ’π’Šπ’„ 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π‘¨π’Šπ’“π’‘π’π’“π’•. In particular - the final section of the survey leaves space to add general comments. So please mention there the absurdity of having trains pass the airport without stopping. And the fact that better transport links would make you more likely to use the facility/London flights.

https://haveyoursay.derrystrabane.com/en-GB/projects/public-survey-city-of-derry-to-london-air-service

The news about railway station exceeding 1 million passengers in 2025-26 received great coverage in the media πŸ‘ Import...
03/06/2026

The news about railway station exceeding 1 million passengers in 2025-26 received great coverage in the media πŸ‘ Important to note that - as this article emphasis - Derry hit that total despite having one hand proverbially tied behind its back.

Equalising the timetables East and West of the Bann on the Derry-Belfast rail line, plus the promised expansion of UU Magee to 10,000 students, would add up to 250,000 more passengers to Derry's annual usage - making the city a Top 5 ranked station in NI.

It's time for Department for Infrastructure and Liz Kimmins MLA to finally make this happen by ending the 9 years of rail timetable discrimination against The West of the Bann.

Belfast Telegraph

Rail campaigners are celebrating the growth, with a caveat that numbers could increase further with β€˜modest investment’ from Stormont

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