Dublin–Navan railway line
railway line in Ireland
The Dublin-Navan line (via Clonsilla) is a partially-open commuter rail line between Dublin and the town of Navan in County Meath. Since September 2010, train services operate from Docklands Station to M3 Parkway, with an extension to Navan itself proposed.
History
Background
Navan was originally a significant part of the expanding rail network in Ireland. The Dublin and Drogheda Railway first constructed a branch from the Dublin-Belfast main line through Navan to the town of Oldcastle which opened in 1850. The Dublin and Meath Railway was authorised by the Dublin and Meath Railway Act 1858 (21 & 22 Vict. c. cxix) to construct a branch from Clonsilla to Navan off the MGWR main line to Sligo, which was opened in 1862. This line was extended to Kingscourt in County Cavan in 1875, operated by the Navan and Kingscourt Railway. Both of these lines were eventually purchased by the MGWR, while the Oldcastle line was eventually incorporated into the GNR(I). Navan railway station itself was a small single platform stop on the Oldcastle line.
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