The Dublin-Cork main line is a major railway route in Ireland. Often called the Premier Line, it is one of the longest on the island of Ireland, 266 km between Dublin Heuston and Cork Kent stations. Built by the Great Southern and Western Railway (GS≀), it connects the largest and second largest cities in the country. It connects with lines to other destinations, including Galway, Waterford, Limerick and Tralee.
Construction began in 1844, whe...
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The Dublin-Cork main line is a major railway route in Ireland. Often called the Premier Line, it is one of the longest on the island of Ireland, 266 km between Dublin Heuston and Cork Kent stations. Built by the Great Southern and Western Railway (GS≀), it connects the largest and second largest cities in the country. It connects with lines to other destinations, including Galway, Waterford, Limerick and Tralee.
Construction began in 1844, when the GS≀ built a line from Kingsbridge Station to Cashel in County Tipperary, later extended to Cork. Amalgamations between the GS≀ and other smaller railway companies in the south led to the line gaining connections to other population centres. A branch from Portarlinton to Athlone was built to connect the GS≀ with the Midland Great Western Railway to Galway.
The line is utilised by both InterCity and Commuter services. Services to Waterford branch off at Cherryville Junction, after Kildare, and to Westport and Galway after...
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