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English: Geographically correct rail transport infrastructure map of the island of Ireland (Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland), as of 2024. NB : Maximum speed informations are more accurate in the Republic of Ireland than in Northern Ireland, due to a lack of precise sources for the latter.
1906 railway map. The first railway in Ireland opened in 1834. At its peak in 1920, Ireland had 5,600 km (3,480 mi) of railway; now only about half of this remains. A large area around the border has no rail service. Ireland's first light rail line was opened on 30 June 2004.
English: Map showing British and Irish railway as of 2023. Black indicates current railway; Green indicates historical and former railway, including razed, dismantled, abandoned, disused; Red indicates subway, light rail, and tram; Purple indicates monorail, narrow gauge, and funicular; All data from OpenStreetMap
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The following table and map show the areas in Ireland, previously designated as Cities, Boroughs, or Towns in the Local Government Act 2001. Under the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898, Ireland had a two-tier system of local authorities. The first tier consisted of administrative counties and county boroughs.
The stations in the Republic of Ireland are generally operated by Iarnród Éireann and stations in Northern Ireland are generally operated by NI Railways. Information about stations in the Republic of Ireland is sourced from Irish Rail's API, while details for stations in Northern Ireland served by the Enterprise come from the same source.
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.
The three counties in Ulster that are part of the Republic of Ireland, Donegal, Cavan and Monaghan, are the only counties with no railway connection at all. The closest railway station to Donegal is Derry Waterside in Northern Ireland , while the closure of several of the cross-border lines by the Northern Ireland Government led to Cavan and ...