A new train station serving West Dublin will be opened officially today - 3 years after it was built.

Hansfield has been a ghost station on the M3 Parkway rail route after the station was completed but no access road was built. Train services on the line will cater for commuters travelling to Dunboyne, Co. Meath.

The Transport minister Leo Varadkar is officially opening the station, but the first commuters have already passed through on their way into the city centre. They boarded the first train at 6.59 this morning.

The Events and PR Manager with Iarnród Éireann is Jane Cregan:

Last night, Irish Rail tweeted a reminder to commuters:

Reminder: Hansfield Station, on the M3 Parkway to Dublin line, opens tomorrow Friday 28th June. See timetable here http://t.co/Zp9dGxJ5Zk

— Iarnród Éireann (@IrishRail) June 27, 2013

It includes a link to the new station's timetable - shown below.