Irish Rail has received their first delivery of new carriages from South Korea this week.
The first three Intercity railcar carriages out of a new batch of 41 that have been ordered have arrived. The transport provider took a delivery at Dublin Port on Wednesday for the first three of 41 carriages, from manufacturers Hyundai Rotem in South Korea.
Funded by the National Transport Authority (NTA) under the Government's National Development Plan, the carriages are expected to enter service following commissioning from early next year. According to Irish Rail, passenger demand continues to remain strong post-Covid. Meanwhile, it said that Intercity demand in particular close to full recovery.
