New €23m platform at Cork's Kent Station will boost train frequency on local and intercity services
Taoiseach Micheál Martin at the official opening of the new Platform 6 at Kent Station in Cork. Picture: Jason Clarke
A new platform has opened at Cork’s Kent Station in the first phase of a development project which will increase train frequency and provide eight new stations in the region.
The €23m, 220m long 'Platform 6' project got under way in October 2023, and has been built by John Cradock Ltd.
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