Editing Limerick (section)

===Rail===
[[File:Limerick-0103.jpg|thumb|Colbert station, Parnell Street]]
[[Iarnród Éireann]]'s [[Limerick railway station|Limerick Colbert station]] is the railway hub for the city and the Mid-West Region with a number of intercity and commuter rail services. [[Limerick railway station]] opened on 28 August 1858, replacing an earlier temporary station a short distance away, which had operated from 9 May 1848.<ref>{{cite book| first=R.V.J.| last=Butt| title=The Directory of Railway Stations| publisher=Patrick Stephens Ltd| year=1995| isbn=1-85260-508-1|pages =143}}</ref>

The following [[InterCity (Iarnród Éireann)|inter city]] routes are available from [[Limerick railway station|Limerick Colbert station]] :
* '''Limerick to Dublin Heuston''': 16 services daily including 4 direct services. All remaining Dublin – Limerick services require passengers to change to the [[Dublin-Cork railway line|Dublin to Cork]] train at either [[Limerick Junction railway station|Limerick Junction]] or at [[Ballybrophy railway station]].
* '''[[Limerick-Rosslare railway line|Limerick to Waterford]]''': 2 services daily (but none on Sundays). Passengers must change train at [[Limerick Junction railway station|Limerick Junction]] to continue to Waterford with stations at [[Tipperary railway station|Tipperary]], [[Cahir railway station|Cahir]], [[Clonmel railway station|Clonmel]] and [[Carrick-on-Suir]].
* '''[[Western Railway Corridor|Limerick to Galway]]''': 5 services daily. This service reopened on 29 March 2010.<ref>[http://www.westontrack.com/news143.htm Galway to Limerick Railway on track for 2007] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070314080228/http://www.westontrack.com/news143.htm |date=14 March 2007 }} westontrack.com</ref>
* '''Limerick to Cork''': Passengers can travel between Limerick and [[Cork Kent railway station|Cork]] via [[Limerick Junction railway station|Limerick Junction]]. There is no direct service.
* '''Limerick to Killarney, Farranfore and Tralee''': Passengers can travel between Limerick and [[Killarney railway station|Killarney]], [[Farranfore railway station|Farranfore]] and [[Tralee railway station|Tralee]] via [[Limerick Junction railway station|Limerick Junction]] where trains run via [[Mallow railway station|Mallow]] to reach County Kerry.

There are 3 suburban/commuter services in the [[Limerick Suburban Rail]] network:
* '''Limerick – Ennis''' calling at [[Sixmilebridge]]
* '''Limerick – Nenagh''' calling at [[Castleconnell]] and [[Birdhill]] (with some services continuing to [[Cloughjordan]] & [[Roscrea]] & connecting to the [[Dublin-Cork railway line]] at [[Ballybrophy railway station|Ballybrophy]].) Due to speed restrictions, this alternative Dublin – Limerick route can take 60 minutes longer (with a change at [[Ballybrophy railway station|Ballybrophy]]) than by [[Limerick Junction railway station|Limerick Junction]] albeit a more direct service.
* '''Limerick – [[Limerick Junction railway station|Limerick Junction]] and [[Thurles railway station|Thurles]]'''

There are also some disused railway lines including the [[Limerick–Foynes railway line|Limerick to Foynes line]] which closed to freight in the early 2000s, having lost passenger services in the early 1960s, although the track is still in situ. This is the last remaining part of the North Kerry Line which closed to passenger traffic in the early 1960s and to freight traffic (other than Limerick – Foynes) in the mid-1970s.{{fact|date=June 2024}} In 2022, [[Iarnród Éireann]] commenced works to reopen the former Limerick–Foynes line for freight traffic.<ref>{{Cite web | website = rte.ie |last=Halloran |first=Cathy |date=2022-11-14 |title=Work to begin on reopening Foynes-Limerick rail line |url=https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2022/1114/1335959-foynes-limerick-rail-line/ |language=en}}</ref> As of 2024, these works were projected to be completed by 2025, with freight operations due to commence from early 2026.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Quinn |first=Sandra |date=2024-05-23 |title=Freight services on Foynes line by early 2026 |url=https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/home/1507954/freight-services-on-foynes-line-by-early-2026.html |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=www.limerickleader.ie |language=en}}</ref>