Calls have been made for the retention of the Ennis-Athenry rail line after it has been listed as one of the worst performing in the country.
The future of the line has become unclear after a review of the rail service has found that closing it could save over 2.85 million euro a year.
The Ennis to Athenry Rail line opened just over six years ago and cost 106 million euro to put in place.
But now the service is under threat, after a review found it to be one of the worst performing rail line in the country.
The report claims that every journey taken by a passenger on the line is costing the taxpayer 44 euro and closing it would save 2.85 million euro.
West on Track has criticised the findings, with Michael O'Doherty saying that a separate independent report found that the Ennis-Athenry line is performing well.
Maghera Councillor Pat Hayes, who is a member of the council's inter-rail committee believes the line is a vital service for people in Clare, Limerick and Galway and that investment in the line has been good value.
The figures on the Ennis to Athenry rail line come in a report which looks at Irish Rail's finances.
The group says the safety of the country's rail network could be compromised if additional funding of half a billion euro isn't made over the next five years.
But Corporate Communications Manager at Iarnród Eireann, Barry Kenny says the company isn't ordering the State to give it money.
