InterCity (Irish Rail)
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InterCity is the brand name given to rail services operated by Iarnród Éireann that run between Dublin and other major cities in the Republic of Ireland. InterCity services from Dublin operate from two main stations:
- Dublin Heuston - Heuston station is the terminus for services to the south and west of Ireland. Services from Heuston go to Cork, Galway, Waterford, Tralee and Limerick.
- Dublin Connolly - Connolly station is the terminus for services to the north and north-west of Ireland. Services from Connolly go to Sligo and Rosslare Europort. Dublin Connolly is also the terminus of the Dublin to Belfast main line, with services to Belfast Central provided by Enterprise.
Although Dublin is the hub of InterCity services, there are also a number of routes branded as InterCity that bypass Dublin:
- Rosslare Europort - Limerick
- Cork - Tralee
- Cork - Limerick
InterCity services are operated using a mixture of locomotive pulled coaching stock, and DMUs. In 2006, deliveries began of 67 new Mark 4 coaches specifically for InterCity use. These are formed into 8 carriage trains, pulled by a Class 201 locomotive, and operate an hourly service between Cork and Dublin. In 2007, the first of a planned 183 coaches of the new Class 22000 Diesel Multiple Unit were delivered. These new trains will replace the Mark 3 locomotive hauled coaches currently in use on the routes between Dublin and Limerick, Galway and Waterford and the Class 2900 DMUs on the Dublin to Sligo service, and on the services that do not terminate in Dublin. This rolling stock will be transferred to the expanded Commuter services over the next few years.
| Rail transport in Ireland | |
|---|---|
| Enterprise1 - Iarnród Éireann - Northern Ireland Railways | |
| Services: Commuter - Dublin Area Rapid Transit - InterCity | |
| 1 Operated jointly by Iarnród Éireann and Northern Ireland Railways | |
