Green flag for new rail service

THE first railway line to be opened for more than 100 years was announced yesterday by Minister for Transport Séamus Brennan.

The €90 million upgrade of the commuter service in Cork was announced at the old Midleton Railway Station. The Cork-Midleton line was closed to passenger traffic in 1965, but is now set to be reopened in 2007.

“A century ago we had some 3,000 miles of railway track in this country and today that is down to just over 1,000 miles.