Railway Operators in (Northern) Ireland IE - Iarnrod Eireann/Irish Rail NIR - Northern Ireland Railways

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IE - Iarnrod Eireann/Irish Rail

NIR - Northern Ireland Railways

Network length, gauge and electrification (2004):

• IE: 1915km broad gauge(1600mm), 38km electrified at 1500V= (DART)
• NIR: 342km broad gauge(1600mm), not electrified

In 2007 the Irish Railways (IE) transported 45.5 million passengers which is 5% more than in 2006. Freight traffic is very minimal in Ireland, less than 900,000 tonnes in 2007. In Northern Ireland over 750,000 passengers used NIR in 2007, 8.7% more than in 2006.

In 2010 the Waterford-Rosslare line closed for passenger services, but the Dunboyne line (M3 Parkway-Dunboyne-Dublin) was reopened for passenger services. This line is to be extended to Navan.

Websites: http://www.iarnrodeireann.ie/ and http://www.nir.co.uk/

• IE and NIR stock
• IE and NIR withdrawn classes

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Last update: 28-12-2010