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The Limerick and Foynes Railway, starting at a junction just outside Limerick to Foynes some 26 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (42.6 km) distant via Ballingrane Junction. The Rathkeale and Newcastle Junction Railway Company were responsible for the section 10 miles (16 km) section from Ballingrane Junction to Newcastle West with the Limerick and Kerry Railway Company taking responsibility for remainder of ...
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. Codes for other Northern Irish stations are obtained from the Translink NI Railways API and Tiger.worldline.global. Some stations have dual codes, with one for ...
Because of its complex layout it has a special place in railway lore: it is the only remaining railway junction in Ireland where two lines cross at a near-90-degree angle, the other being the "Dundalk Square" crossing near Dundalk. [7] [9] One route is the Dublin-Cork main line, while the other is the line from Limerick to Waterford. [10]
Alexander McDonnell GS&WR Class 2 Kerry bogies were specifically intended for passenger services on the line. [6] There was a trial of a Drumm Battery Train with temporary charging points set up on the line during the late 1930s or 1940s. [7] 22000 Class ICR railcars first began passenger services on the line in September 2008. [8]
Northern Ireland has suburban routes from Belfast and two main InterCity lines, to Derry and cross-border to Dublin. The accompanying map of the current railway network shows lines that are fully operational (in red), carrying freight only traffic (in black) and with dotted black lines those which have been "mothballed" (i.e. closed to traffic ...
Killarney railway station is a station on the Mallow to Tralee line serving the town of Killarney in County Kerry. It is situated next to the bus station and Killarney Outlet Centre. Adjacent to the station on the approach road is the Great Southern Hotel [ 1 ] which was built for the railway in 1854 and was owned by CIE until 1984.
The T&D in 1905. The Tralee and Dingle Light Railway and Tramway was a 51 km (32 mi), 914 mm (3 ft) narrow gauge railway running between Tralee and Dingle, with a 10 km (6.2 mi) branch from Castlegregory Junction to Castlegregory, in County Kerry on the west coast of Ireland.
Mallow's main station building is located on the south side of the railway tracks, nearest to the town, and is constructed from the grey stone typical of many Irish stations. It houses the booking office, administration accommodation and other facilities.