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Irish Rail is doubling the frequency of trains between Cork City, Cobh, and Midleton marking 'the start of a decade of delivery'

A light-rail commuter train heading east to Cobh/Midleton from Kent Station. Picture: Larry Cummins

Frequency on the Cork commuter rail network between the city, Cobh and Midleton is set to double within weeks, marking "the start of a decade of delivery" for the region, Iarnród Eireann has announced.

The extra train services will kick in from July 18 with a doubling in the number of weekday trains operating during daytime off-peak on both the Cork to Cobh and the Cork to Midleton lines from every 60 minutes each way to the current peak frequency of every 30 minutes.