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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
The Waterford to Rosslare section includes the Barrow Bridge, the longest rail bridge in Ireland. At the time of construction, the line from Waterford diverged at Killinick, allowing for direct Waterford to Wexford trains to bypass Rosslare Strand. [10] A notable feature on the line is the Cahir Viaduct across the River Suir in County Tipperary.
Rhetoric aside the line has seen massive growth as reported in the Irish Times: "Of particular note was the growth in passenger numbers on the western rail corridor, which saw a 72.5 per cent increase from 29,000 to 50,000 journeys through the Ennis- Athenry section of the line."
The Dublin–Rosslare railway line features both DART (Dublin Area Rapid Transit) services, commuter services and intercity trains, each operating at different intervals. On the electrified DART section between Dublin Connolly and Greystones, trains typically run every 10 minutes during peak hours on weekdays, approximately from 06:50 to 20:00 ...
Until 2013, Ireland was the only European Union state that had not implemented EU Directive 91/440 and related legislation, having derogated from its obligation to split train operations and infrastructure businesses, and allow open access by private companies to the rail network. A consultation on the restructuring of Iarnród Éireann took ...
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 ...
Limerick-Limerick Junction-Waterford train times, retrieved 13 March 2011; Iarnrod Eireann Network Statement 2011, retrieved 13 March 2011; Timetable Alterations: Valid From 13 December 2010, retrieved 13 March 2011; New Public Consultation Process for Rail Timetable Changes, retrieved 13 March 2011 onward link to timetable PDF broken
InterCity services have been operated by 22000 Class DMUs since December 2007, the Dublin-Sligo route being the first in the whole of Ireland to get the new trains. [10] They replaced the interim use of 29000 Class Commuter DMUs, which had been introduced to these services in 2005, having in turn replaced locomotive-hauled stock.