Classic route
InterCity Dublin–Tralee
Dublin → Tralee · Ireland
Ireland’s longest ride: off the Cork line at Mallow and west past Killarney’s lakes to Tralee, with Kerry and the Atlantic at the end of the rails.
- Distance
- 333 km
- Fastest time
- ≈ 3 h 55 min
- Average speed
- 85 km/h
- Top speed
- 160 km/h
Stations
- 0 kmDublin Heuston +5
- 172 kmLimerick Junction +1
- 232 kmMallow +1
- 251 kmBanteer
- 264 kmMillstreet
- 275 kmRathmore
- 298 kmKillarney
- 315 kmFarranfore
- 332 kmTralee Casement
The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them. 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 390986 (234 km), relation 392565 (105 km), 332 km of the route between them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 3 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of IC 312
- 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 333 km from Dublin to Tralee.
How long does the InterCity take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 3 h 55 min for the 333 km. That is an average of 85 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 1859. 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.
How often does the InterCity run?
1 direct trains on a weekday (counted on 2 September 2026).
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