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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: 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 concept of Suburban was a Northern Ireland Railways marketing campaign in the late 1980s and early 90s when the network was divided into Suburban (near Belfast) and Intercity (beyond), leaving the odd concept of Intercity trains running between Coleraine and the seaside town of Portrush . This division is no longer recognised.
The present N. E. Railway (NER), after re-organisation of Railway Zones in 2002, comprises three Divisions - Varanasi, Lucknow and Izzatnagar. NER has 3,402.46 route km with 486 stations. NER primarily serves the areas of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Western districts of Bihar.
The history of rail transport in Ireland began only a decade later than that of Great Britain.By its peak in 1920, Ireland had 3,500 route miles (5,630 km). The current status is less than half that amount, with a large unserviced area around the border area between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
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In 1992, short-line operator Rail-Tex announced the creation of DGNO, a 62-mile (100 km) railroad connecting Garland, Greenville, and Trenton. The railroad would be based in Garland and would operate out of a depot built by the Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad (MKT). The proposed right-of-way was owned by Union Pacific; UP sold the Greenville ...