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Welcome to the Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail category. This map is presented by the transport operator in collaboration with railway community groups and enthusiasts to celebrate the contributions the railways made to the Irish landscape physically, socially and culturally. Scroll down for more information.

The story of trains in Ireland begins back in 1834 with the opening of the first passenger railway. Since then the railway brought train stations, rail bridges, tunnels, viaducts, railway hotels and rail workers homes. The trains would not run without its passengers and employees. The creation of this all-Ireland map was to have a living archive that the public can contribute to whether it be an image, text, a video clip or audio recording.

Shaping Our Society

The trains chart modern Ireland’s commuting, freight and holiday-making routes along with the hotels and cafes to facilitate passengers before widespread car ownership. The trains are a record of the change in technology moving from steam to diesel to electric to the design of the railcars themselves.

What can you Contribute

Images can be anything from an old photograph or newspaper clipping to a smartphone image taken today.  We want to hear your memories or a family memory passed onto you of a railway-related event. Did a family member work in a train station or Inchicore works? Do you remember being on the train for an important event in your life?

We want to hear your songs, poems and pieces of music inspired by the railway. Do you have a sound clip of the train making its way into the station?

Whether it may be please fill out the contribution form and add to Ireland’s Railway heritage map.

  • Cootehill Railway Station, Killycramph, Cootehill, Co. Cavan

    Cootehill Railway Station, Killycramph, Cootehill, Co. Cavan

  • Portarlington Railway Station

    Portarlington Railway Station

  • Longford Town Railway station, Earl Street, Ballymahon Road, Longford

    Longford Town Railway station, Earl Street, Ballymahon Road, Longford

  • Geashill Rail Station, Ard, County Offaly

    Geashill Rail Station, Ard, County Offaly

  • Hazelhatch and Celbridge railway station, Co. Kildare

    Hazelhatch and Celbridge railway station, Co. Kildare

  • Dunboyne Rail Station, Meath

    Dunboyne Rail Station, Meath

  • Rosslare Europort Rail Station, Wexford

    Rosslare Europort Rail Station, Wexford

  • Plunkett Train Station, Waterford

    Plunkett Train Station, Waterford

  • Killarney Station, Kerry

    Killarney Station, Kerry

  • Drumsna Bridge, Drumsna, Leitrim

    Drumsna Bridge, Drumsna, Leitrim

  • Castleconnell Railway Station, Coolreiry, Co. Limerick

    Castleconnell Railway Station, Coolreiry, Co. Limerick

  • Suir Bridge, Caherabbey Upper, South Tipperary

    Suir Bridge, Caherabbey Upper, South Tipperary

  • Irish Rail Master Map

    Irish Rail Master Map

  • Adamstown Rail Station

    Adamstown Rail Station

  • Borris Viaduct

    Borris Viaduct

  • Boyne Viaduct

    Boyne Viaduct

  • Broombridge Rail Station

    Broombridge Rail Station

  • Ceannt Station

    Ceannt Station

  • Colbert Station

    Colbert Station

  • Dromod Station

    Dromod Station

  • Dublin Broadstone

    Dublin Broadstone

  • Dún Laoghaire (Mallin) Railway Station

    Dún Laoghaire (Mallin) Railway Station

  • Engine no.36

    Engine no.36

  • Haggerty's Bridge

    Haggerty's Bridge

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