Classic route
Limerick–Ballybrophy
Limerick → Ballybrophy · Ireland
The Nenagh branch, joined up in 1864: along the Shannon past Castleconnell’s rapids, then North Tipperary farmland through Nenagh and Roscrea to the mainline junction at Ballybrophy. Two through trains a day.
- Distance
- 92 km
- Fastest time
- ≈ 1 h 45 min
- Average speed
- 53 km/h
- Top speed
- 97 km/h
Stations
- 0 kmLimerick Colbert +3
- 44 kmNenagh
- 92 kmBallybrophy +1
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 OpenStreetMap relation 21131278: the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 4 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via Iarnród Éireann: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of the Dublin–Limerick train
- 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 Limerick–Ballybrophy?
The Limerick–Ballybrophy runs 92 km from Limerick to Ballybrophy.
How long does the Limerick–Ballybrophy take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 1 h 45 min for the 92 km. That is an average of 53 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 97 km/h.
Who runs the Limerick–Ballybrophy?
Iarnród Éireann, with Class 22000 ICR.
How old is the Limerick–Ballybrophy?
The line has been in service since 1864. 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.
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