TWO Limerick rail routes could be discontinued leaving only inter city services operating from Colbert Station.
According to a report delivered this week to Transport Minister Shane Ross, Iarnród Éireann will have to take drastic action if it is not face insolvency.
Funding shortages have left the rail networks needing a €600 million investment over the next five years.
While safety will continue to be managed, safety standards will be compromised due to the deferral of investment in safety-critical systems that require a greater level of human interventions.
“Failure to upgrade the control and communications system could, as has been the case elsewhere, expose Iarnród Éireann to the unacceptable risk of serious collisions on single lines,” the report states.
The National Transport Authority has said that no rail lines will be closed without full public consultation.