Classic route
InterCity Dublin–Limerick
Dublin → Limerick · Ireland
Leaves the Dublin–Cork main line at Limerick Junction, a curious station where trains long had to reverse, before the final run to the Shannon at Limerick.
- Distance
- 200 km
- Fastest time
- 2 h 15 min
- Average speed
- 89 km/h
- Top speed
- 160 km/h
Stations
- 0 kmDublin Heuston +5
- 48 kmKildare +1
- 67 kmPortarlington +2
- 82 kmPortlaoise
- 107 kmBallybrophy +1
- 127 kmTemplemore
- 139 kmThurles
- 206 kmLimerick Colbert +3
The stations this train called at in the operator’s timetable (ÖBB Scotty, the IC 408 on 12 October 2026), in order along the line as drawn here, with the distance along it. Other runs of the train may skip some of them, and the timetable can change. A +N after a station: N other routes on this map stop or end there, and the map draws it as a station where lines meet.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from 2 OpenStreetMap relations, their own nodes end to end: relation 5598606 (82 km), relation 4009844 (34 km), 116 km of the route between them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: 98.3% of this line lies within 250 m of real track (median 9 m); the longest stretch away from it is 3.5 km
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits 0.1 km from the shape of IC 408
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the InterCity?
The InterCity runs 200 km from Dublin to Limerick.
How long does the InterCity take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 2 h 15 min for the 200 km. That is an average of 89 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 160 km/h.
Who runs the InterCity?
Iarnród Éireann, with Class 22000 ICR.
How old is the InterCity?
The line has been in service since 1848. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
More classic routes
- LNER Azuma
The Flying Scotsman’s route since 1862, and where Mallard set the never-beaten steam record of 203 km/h in 1938.
Wikipedia ↗ - Alfa Pendular
A tilting Pendolino leaning through the curves of the 19th-century Linha do Norte between Portugal’s two great cities.
Wikipedia ↗ - EIP Pendolino
Rides Poland’s 1970s Central Main Line (CMK), engineered decades ahead of its time and now being upgraded to 250 km/h.
Wikipedia ↗ - Railjet
Follows the old Orient Express alignment down the Danube plain: centre to centre faster than any flight.
Wikipedia ↗
More train routes in Ireland.
Planning this trip? Journey time & direct trains: Dublin → Limerick · Limerick → Dublin.