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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: 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.
This map shows all railways owned by Iarnród Éireann (in the Republic of Ireland) and NI Railways (in Northern Ireland). It does not show urban rail transit such as tram or light rail lines. It noes not show closed or dismantled railways either.
Map of Ireland's rail transport infrastructure, showing number of tracks, electrification and maximum speed. The Enterprise route (Dublin to Belfast) is well regarded. However, it is only double track and serves both local and intermediate Commuter as well as InterCity traffic. Hence any delay has knock-on effects.
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
1912 rail network map from the Railway Clearing House. Rail services in Dublin include the six lines of the Dublin Suburban Rail operated by Iarnród Éireann, Ireland's national railway system. [3] One of these is the electrified DART. Passenger traffic to other Irish cities is also operated by Iarnród Éireann from Connolly and Heuston stations.
The rail system, both North and South, survived independence unscathed. The Irish Civil War was to take a much heavier toll on the railways in the newly born Irish Free State (Saorstát Éireann), as the Anti-Treaty IRA systematically targeted them and the Free State had to build a network of fortified blockhouses to protect the railways.
The rail network in Ireland was developed by various private companies during the 19th century, with some receiving government funding. The network reached its greatest extent by 1920. A broad gauge of 1600mm (5 ft 3in) [ 2 ] was agreed as the standard for the island, although there were also hundreds of kilometres of 914mm (3 ft) narrow gauge ...
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