Since the introduction of a two-hourly Dublin-Limerick service in 2008, this journey does not usually require a change of train.

[citation needed] Up until the mid-1980s the line to Limerick via Nenagh diverged from the mainline via a junction that faced Cork.

[citation needed] The M7 motorway from Dublin to Limerick also dissuades rail usage.

[6] The North Tipperary Community Rail Partnership have campaigned to improve the Limerick–Ballybrophy railway line service, including issuing an online petition.

that, as soon as an ongoing continuous welded rail (CWR) relay project is completed between Cloughjordan and Roscrea stations, that further improvements such as the signalling system on the Limerick–Ballybrophy railway line will then be upgraded to help improve the speed limits imposed on trains travelling on the line.