Fears cutbacks will see plans for railway station shelved

FEARS have been voiced that plans for the opening of a new railway station near Blackpool in Cork city may be shelved indefinitely due to Government cutbacks announced in the budget.

It comes as Transport Minister Noel Dempsey confirmed earlier this week that the €5 million project to re-open the former station at Kilbarry will not now proceed as planned this year.

The new station is located near Dublin Hill at the north exit of the railway tunnel on the main Cork-Dublin line.