Irish Rail says that economic recovery and rising employment rates have contributed to a higher number of rail journey in 2014.
Figures for 2014 rose across all services by nearly 1 million, to 37.6 million journeys.
29.3 million trips were made on DART and Commuter services, and 8.4 million journeys were taken on the Intercity services.
Corporate Communications Manager with Irish Rail Barry Kenny, said special events also contributed to higher journey numbers:
