Great Northern Railway (Ireland)
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Great Northern Railway (Ireland) was a major cross-border railway company that operated key lines connecting cities in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland from the late 19th to the mid-20th century.
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct company
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railway company ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1958 ⓘ |
| formedByMergerOf |
Dublin and Drogheda Railway
NERFINISHED
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Irish North Western Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ Ulster Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadJointControl | Great Northern Railway Board NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1876 ⓘ |
| jointlyOwnedBy |
Government of Ireland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Government of Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainLine |
Clones–Enniskillen line
NERFINISHED
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Dublin–Belfast line NERFINISHED ⓘ Dublin–Navan–Kingscourt line NERFINISHED ⓘ Dundalk–Enniskillen line NERFINISHED ⓘ Dundalk–Greenore line NERFINISHED ⓘ Newry–Warrenpoint line NERFINISHED ⓘ Portadown–Armagh–Keady line NERFINISHED ⓘ Portadown–Derry line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableLivery | blue and cream passenger coaches ⓘ |
| operatedAs | cross-border railway ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Northern Ireland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Republic of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedService |
freight rail transport
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passenger rail transport ⓘ |
| ownedInfrastructure |
Belfast Great Victoria Street station
NERFINISHED
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Dublin Amiens Street station NERFINISHED ⓘ Dundalk works NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Connacht
NERFINISHED
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Leinster NERFINISHED ⓘ Ulster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedCity |
Armagh
NERFINISHED
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Belfast NERFINISHED ⓘ Bundoran NERFINISHED ⓘ Cavan NERFINISHED ⓘ Clones NERFINISHED ⓘ Derry NERFINISHED ⓘ Drogheda NERFINISHED ⓘ Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ Dundalk NERFINISHED ⓘ Enniskillen NERFINISHED ⓘ Greenore NERFINISHED ⓘ Monaghan NERFINISHED ⓘ Navan NERFINISHED ⓘ Newry NERFINISHED ⓘ Omagh NERFINISHED ⓘ Portadown NERFINISHED ⓘ Warrenpoint NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor |
Córas Iompair Éireann
NERFINISHED
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Ulster Transport Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackGauge |
1600 mm
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Irish gauge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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