Cork's commuter rail upgrade to receive more than €1bn as part of National Development Plan

The new ratio will be closer to 1:1 spending on public transport versus roads, with one source stating it would change depending on the year

The plan aims to provide enough capacity for trains to run between Mallow, Midleton, and Cobh every 10 minutes. This would see 16m passenger journeys each year. Picture:iStock

More than €1bn is set to be provided for the development of Cork’s new commuter rail upgrade on Wednesday as part of the updated National Development Plan (NDP) allocations.

Cabinet will approve the Department of Transport’s sectoral plan on Wednesday. It will see an end to the previous government’s commitment to a 2:1 ratio of spending on public transport compared to roads.