New €23m platform at Cork's Kent Station will boost train frequency on local and intercity services

Platform will initially service some intercity and Midleton rail services, before some 'through' services from Midleton to Mallow will be rolled out over the coming months

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.