Application for major Cork rail upgrade to be lodged with An Bord Pleanála 

If approved, it is hoped that construction will begin in 2024 for completion in 2026.

AJ Cronin, Programme Delivery Manager, Cork Area Commuter Rail, Iarnród Éireann, Emma Love, Stakeholder and Environmental Manager, Cork Area Commuter Rail, Iarnród Éireann and Ray Foley, Station Manager Cork, Iarnród Éireann

Iarnród Éireann is to lodge an application to An Bord Pleanála for a Railway Order for a major upgrade along a section of Cork’s railway network.

The application is for the construction of a second rail track along the 10km section of railway line between Glounthaune and Midleton in Co Cork.