Dublin–Waterford railway line

Dublin to Waterford line
Dublin to Waterford line
	Kildare railway station.
Overview
Status	Operational
Locale	Ireland
Termini	Kildare; Waterford;
Stations	7
Service
Type	Inter-city rail, Heavy rail
System	Iarnród Éireann
Services	InterCity: Dublin–Waterford; Commuter: Dublin-Carlow
Operator(s)	Iarnród Éireann
Rolling stock	22000 Class; 071 Class
History
Opened	1844
Technical
Line length	119 kilometres (74 mi); Kilkenny spur: 3.822 kilometres (2.375 mi)
Number of tracks	Single track
Character	Primary
Track gauge	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) Irish gauge
Operating speed	160 kilometres per hour (100 mph) (Cherryville–Kilkenny); 130 kilometres per hour (80 mph) (Kilkenny–Waterford)
Route map
Route map
	Legend
	Phoenix Park Tunnel
	to Dublin Connolly
	Luas Red Line
	to Dublin Connolly & The Point
	Luas Red Line
	to Tallaght & Saggart
	Park West and
	Cherry Orchard
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The Dublin-Waterford line is a railway line in Ireland connecting Dublin with the major port of Waterford City in County Waterford. The line is part of the significant network of InterCity routes connected to the Dublin-Cork Main Line from Dublin Heuston. The line was constructed by the Great Southern and Western Railway. At Cherryville Junction, County Kildare the line splits from the Cork line.^[1] Both passenger and freight services run on the line. InterCity passenger services are operated by the 22000 Class DMUs. Kilkenny is located on a short spur off the line; freight trains use the Lavistown loop line to avoid reversal there.^[2]

A non-geographical diagram of the Dublin - Waterford line.

Services

Monday-Thursday

7 trains in each direction Dublin to Waterford 2 trains Carlow to Dublin 1 train Dublin to Carlow

Friday

8 trains in each direction Dublin to Waterford 1 train Dublin to Carlow 2 trains Carlow to Dublin

Saturday

7 trains Dublin-Waterford 8 trains Waterford-Dublin

Sunday

4 trains in each direction Dublin to Waterford The journey times range from 1h 55min to 2h 20min Dublin to Waterford and 1h 48min to 2h 16min Waterford to Dublin.

References

^ Reidy, Michael (30 October 2021). Network Statement (PDF) (2022 ed.). Irish Rail. p. 72. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
^ Dunne, Christopher (4 October 2021). "Thinking green! Rail freight comeback on the cards as new service launches from Kilkenny". Kilkenny People. Iconic Media. Retrieved 21 September 2022.

[1] Reidy, Michael (30 October 2021). Network Statement (PDF) (2022 ed.). Irish Rail. p. 72. Retrieved 21 September 2022.

[2] Dunne, Christopher (4 October 2021). "Thinking green! Rail freight comeback on the cards as new service launches from Kilkenny". Kilkenny People. Iconic Media. Retrieved 21 September 2022.

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v t e Railway lines in the Republic of Ireland
Main lines	Belfast–Dublin line Dublin–Cork line
Regional lines	Dublin–Rosslare line Dublin–Sligo line Dublin–Waterford line Dublin–Westport/Galway line Limerick–Galway line Limerick–Waterford line Mallow–Tralee line
Commuter lines	Clonsilla–Dunboyne Cork–Mallow Cork–Cobh Cork–Midleton DART Line Northern Commuter South-Eastern Commuter South-Western Commuter Western Commuter
Other lines	Ballina–Manulla line Drogheda–Navan line (freight only) Harcourt Street line (closed) Galway–Claremorris line (closed) Limerick–Ballybrophy line Limerick–Foynes line (closed - under reconstruction) Mullingar–Athlone line (closed) Waterford–Rosslare line (closed)
Lines in italics are proposed routes - Railway lines in Northern Ireland

Services

References

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