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The Dublin-Westport/Galway line is a major railway route from Dublin to Galway or Westport, County Mayo.The line is part of the greater intercity rail network formed by branches of the main line between Dublin and Cork.
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.
The Limerick–Waterford route is the only true non-radial (from Dublin) route still open in Ireland that is not a branch line. The route was commenced in 1848 by the Waterford & Limerick Railway and completed in 1854. Timetabling, as of 2019, requires passengers to change at Limerick Junction. There are two services per day, each way, with no ...
Journey times have reduced from over 60 minutes in the 2016 timetable to 53 minutes in the 2023 timetable. The North Tipperary Community Rail Partnership (NTCRP) has criticised the lack of services provided on the line. Other criticisms have come from communities on the line over the 'skeleton' service provided on the line. [2]
The Dublin to Sligo main line is a railway route operated by Iarnród Éireann in Ireland. It starts in Dublin Connolly station , terminating at Sligo Mac Diarmada railway station in Sligo . The route is a double-track railway as far as Maynooth , being a single-track railway with passing loops between there and Sligo.
This route is used for both passenger and freight services, as well as rolling stock movements to the main Iarnród Éireann works at Inchicore, just south of Heuston. It is occasionally also used for special passenger services to Dublin Connolly, usually for Gaelic games events at Croke Park .
The Northern Ireland section of the line was also upgraded to 90 mph running on many sections of the line. [citation needed] Today the journey times vary between 2 hours 5 minutes (with four intermediate stops) and 2 hours 20 minutes (with six intermediate stops), [4] with an average speed of 93 and 84 km/h (58 and 52 mph) respectively.
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.