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The Cork Suburban Rail (Irish: Iarnród Fobhailteach Chorcaí) network serves areas in and around Cork city in Ireland. There has been a suburban rail system in Cork since the middle of the 19th century; however, it was subject to line closures in the 20th century. The city also had a tram network - a short-lived horse-tram service in the 1870s ...
In 1880 the Southern Railway of Ireland opened between Clonmel and Thurles on the Dublin–Cork railway line, making Clonmel a junction. CIÉ withdrew passenger services from the Thurles – Clonmel line in 1963 and closed the line to freight in 1967. [citation needed]
Bus transport is the main form of public transport and is common in all cities. The main cities, Dublin, Belfast, Cork, Derry, Limerick and Galway, all have their own suburban rail networks, although Dublin is the only to have its own tram line, in the form of the Luas. Ireland has a population of just over 7 million people.
The Dublin–Cork Main Line is the main InterCity railway route in Ireland between Dublin Heuston and Cork Kent. In 2018, 3.46 million passengers travelled on the line, a 10% increase from 2017 figures.
Regional bus services from Parnell Place Bus Station; Destination Operator Route number Via Knockraha: Bus Éireann: 221 [6] Tivoli, Glanmire, Riverstown, Hazelwood Kinsale: Bus Éireann: 226 [7] Cork Airport: Cork Airport: Bus Éireann: 226A [7] Macroom: Bus Éireann: 233 [8] Rylane: Bus Éireann: 235 [9] Cloghroe, Donoughmore, Stuake ...
According to an Irish Times article in September 2022, 14.3% of national journeys in the Republic of Ireland were undertaken by bus, compared to the European average of 8.8%. However, this may be partly due to the lack of widespread train coverage in the country, as Ireland's figure of 3.1% usage of trains for journeys is well behind the ...
Commemorative plaque marking the opening of the Glanmire Bypass in 1992, located at the Dunkettle Interchange, Cork. Some time after 1811 the gaps in the R639 between Fermoy and Cahir were filled, [8] but the traditional route, known for much of the 20th century as the T6, continued to run from Cahir to Dublin via Clonmel, Kilkenny and Carlow.
The original GS&WR station, Penrose Quay, was located directly in front of the portal of the Cork railway tunnel through which the railway into Cork passed, while Cork Summerhill, the original C&Y terminus was above the tunnel portal. The purpose of the new station was to allow through running of trains after the 1865 takeover of the C&Y by the ...