Plan to beef up access to city’s train station

Access to Cork’s main train station is to be reorientated to face the quays as part of a €8.3m investment in the city’s public transport network.

Alan Kelly, minister for public and commuter transport, outlined details yesterday of specific projects to benefit under a previously announced funding package designed to improve the walking, cycling and public transport experience for city commuters.

“Cork City has relatively low public transport usage — just 8% of commuters in the city and the suburbs using public transport, compared to 21% in Dublin,” Mr Kelly said.