500,000 extra commuters to pass through station

UP to 500,000 more passengers are expected to pass through Cork’s Kent Station this year.

The huge increase in business for Iarnród Éireann which is being put down primarily to the introduction of an hourly service to Dublin.

The company said the increase could mean that the 3 million passenger barrier will be broken this year — a record figure for the station, currently undergoing a €4.5 million revamp.