Cost of rail tickets rises by a third in six years

THE price of rail tickets has soared by a third in the past six years.

Irish Rail have also been criticised for slapping a €2 transaction charge on internet bookings and charging passengers significantly more for their ticket at the station.

Figures show a standard five-day return rail ticket purchased at the station on the Cork-Dublin route was €54.50 in 2004, but this same ticket now costs €71.