 Passenger numbers are up 22.9% in the first quarter of 2019 and the line is expected to carry 420,000 people this year

Iarnród Éireann also maintains an ambition to increase speeds on the Dublin-Cork line.The current Mark 4 coaches are capable speeds of up to 125 mph, but are limited to 100 mph, because of speed restrictions on the track.In order to achieve the desired higher speed, the infrastructure of the line would have to be upgraded.