in ireland iarnr d ireann irish rail type subsidiary industry rail transport predecessor ci railways division 1945 1987 founded 2 february 1987 headquarters connolly station dublin 1 ireland area served ireland key people david franks ceo philip gaffney chairman revenue 218 million 2014 1 operating income 313.7 million 2014 1 net income 2.2 million 2014 1 owner government of ireland 100 % number of employees 3 770 2014 parent c ras iompair ireann website www.irishrail.ie a 29000 class commuter train at tara street station dublin in 2006 . the led display is showing destination pearse station in irish . a mark 4 carriage on the dublin cork railway line the original four rails logo 1987 1994 iarnr d ireann irish pronunciation i n o d e n or irish rail is the operator of the national railway network of ireland . established on 2 february 1987 it is a subsidiary of c ras iompair ireann ci . it operates all internal intercity commuter dart and freight railway services in the republic of ireland and jointly with northern ireland railways the enterprise service between dublin and belfast . in 2015 i carried 39.8 million passengers 2 up from 37.8 million in 2014 . 2 an i 22000 class dmu 22054 at drogheda macbride until 2013 ireland was the only european union state that had not implemented eu directive 91 440 and related legislation having derogated its obligation to split train operations and infrastructure businesses and allow open access by private companies to the rail network . a consultation on the restructuring of iarnr d ireann took place in 2012 . the derogation ended on 14 march 2013 when the company was split in 2 sectors railway undertaking and infrastructure manager . 3 contents 1 organisation 2 services 2.1 passenger services 2.1.1 intercity 2.1.2 commuter 2.1.3 dart 2.2 freight services 3 operational details 4 station names 5 network catering 6 rolling stock used by iarnr d ireann 6.1 intercity and enterprise fleet 6.2 commuter fleet 6.2.1 current 6.2.2 former 6.3 dart fleet 6.3.1 current 6.3.2 former 7 see also 8 references 9 external links organisation edit at the time of its establishment the company referred to itself as irish rail and introduced the four rails ir logo . in 1994 the company brought the irish form of its name to the fore introducing the i corporate branding and logo . the irish word for rail r il was overlooked in favour of the word iarnr d which translates literally as iron road . however both languages remained part of the official company name iarnr d ireann irish rail . in 2013 new bi lingual branding was introduced . 4 operationally services are divided across four regional areas northern and eastern services are managed from connolly including sligo in the north west southern and western services are managed from heuston services edit passenger services edit i s passenger services are branded under three main names ; intercity commuter and dart . intercity edit intercity logo train passing through the curragh in county kildare main article intercity iarnr d ireann intercity services are long distance routes radiating mainly from dublin . the belfast dublin service jointly operated with northern ireland railways is branded separately as enterprise . dublin s two main intercity stations are connolly and heuston . intercity services run to from cork limerick tralee ennis galway waterford rosslare europort sligo westport wexford and ballina . dublin s third major station pearse is the terminus for much of the suburban network in the greater dublin area . an additional intercity service runs from limerick to waterford although this is currently operated by commuter railcars . this service formerly operated through to rosslare europort but services between waterford and rosslare europort ceased after the last train on 18 september 2010 . bus ireann now operates route 370 through the affected towns as replacement transport . 5 a new service began on 31 march 2010 from limerick to galway as part of the western rail corridor a reopening of a long closed line . a january 2012 national newspaper article suggested that iarnr d ireann was expected to seek permission in the near future from the national transport authority to close the limerick ballybrophy railway line . 6 commuter edit main article commuter iarnr d ireann commuter logo a 29000 class south eastern commuter train approaching bray the majority of commuter services are based in dublin which has four commuter routes northern dundalk western maynooth longford south western newbridge kildare portlaoise and south eastern gorey . see dublin suburban rail for more details . the cork suburban rail currently has three commuter services to mallow and cobh and a third service to midleton which became operational on a part of the disused youghal branch line on 30 july 2009 . limerick suburban rail currently consists of two lines to ennis and nenagh with shuttle services to limerick junction . a commuter service operates between galway to oranmore and athenry . commuter trains also operate on shuttle duty for branches from the main intercity services from mallow to tralee off the dublin cork route and from manulla junction to ballina off the dublin westport route as well as acting as intercity trains for dublin rosslare and some dublin sligo services and as the aforementioned limerick limerick junction waterford service . dart edit dart logo a dart 8500 class in greystones interior of the dart 8520 class main article dublin area rapid transit the north south route along dublin s eastern coastal side is also host to dart ireland s only electrified heavy rail service . the dart consists of many classes the most famous one being the 8100 class which still operate now extensively refurbished . a dart 8520 class arriving at connolly station freight services edit iarnr d ireann also has responsibility for running freight services on the irish network through its freight division which recorded a tonnage increase of 2.1 % in 2015 and as of 2016 there are 4 freight flows running throughout the country . this operates both railfreight trains and a network of road haulage through various distribution nodes throughout the country . iarnr d ireann freight is subdivided into three sections bulk freight specialises in operating full train loads of freight usually bulk movements of single products such as cement mineral ore or timber . intermodal container trains currently operated between waterford port and ballina and dublin port and ballina . navigator the freight forwarding division particularly associated with the transport of automotive stock parts . operational details edit the enterprise logo the dublin belfast enterprise which is jointly operated by ie nir seen at connolly station awaiting its next departure to belfast the enterprise route dublin to belfast is well regarded . however it is only double track and serves both local and intermediate commuter as well as intercity traffic . hence any delay has knock on effects . also there is limited platform availability at connolly station in dublin . there was also a persistent problem with engine overloading as enterprise locomotives also supplied coach power . however since september 2012 additional power is provided by separate mark 3 generator vans . the cork dublin route was formerly the premier line of the great southern and western railway one of the biggest pre ci operators . rolling stock on this route consists of mark 4 trains which were built in spain complete with dvts for faster turn around . 22000 class dmus built in south korea came into service from early 2007 replacing older coaching stock on most other intercity routes . these 183 carriages are described by the company as the greenest diesel trains in europe . 7 the former minister for transport noel dempsey td had announced that an additional 51 railcars had been ordered for the company for a planned introduction on services between dublin louth and meath . they were placed into service in 2011 2012 but this plan was badly affected by the recession with 21 surplus to requirements at the end of 2012 . 4 the maximum speed of intercity trains on the i rail network is 160 km h 100 mph . westport railway station see also rail transport in ireland station names edit i 2750 class dmu 2753 at inchicore works although the majority of iarnr d ireann s stations are simply named after the towns they serve a number of stations in major towns and cities were renamed after leaders of the 1916 easter rising on its 50th anniversary in 1966 8 dublin connolly formerly amiens street dublin heuston formerly kingsbridge dublin pearse formerly westland row d n laoghaire mallin bray daly cork kent formerly glanmire road kilkenny macdonagh limerick colbert tralee casement dundalk clarke drogheda mac bride sligo mac diarmada galway ceannt waterford plunkett wexford o hanrahan network catering edit i s network catering unit provided a trolley service of food and drink a snack car and on some routes a restaurant service . it also operated a restaurant at d n laoghaire . according to iarnr d ireann s annual report 9 the unit lost 270 000 in 2004 . early in 2006 iarnr d ireann advertised for private catering contractors to take over the operation of its catering services . the service was taken over by railgourmet in march 2007 . 10 drumcondra station rolling stock used by iarnr d ireann edit the company has a fleet size consisting of 547 carriages excluding the enterprise service intercity services have a fleet of 265 carriages . commuter services have a fleet of 148 carriages . dart services have a fleet of 134 carriages . dublin belfast enterprise has a fleet of 28 carriages . intercity and enterprise fleet edit ie 22000 class dmu mark 4 de dietrich rolling stock 11 commuter fleet edit an iarnr d ireann 29000 class dmu 29009 at dublin connolly current edit ie 2600 class dmu ie 2800 class dmu ie 29000 class dmu former edit ie 2700 class dmu ie 2750 class dmu 12 dart fleet edit i 8100 class at d n laoghaire current edit ie 8100 class emu ie 8500 class emu ie 8510 class emu ie 8520 class emu former edit ie 8200 class emu 13 see also edit list of irish companies list of railway stations in ireland history of rail transport in ireland transport in ireland diesel locomotives of ireland multiple units of ireland coaching stock of ireland references edit a b c iarnr d ireann . iarnr d ireann annual report 2014 pdf . retrieved 2015 06 01 . a b iarnr d ireann annual report 2014 sources irish government looks at rail restructuring as derogation ends www.railwaygazette.com railway gazette international 14 march 2012 changes to irish rail on way as ireland gives up eu exemption www.thejournal.ie 14 march 2012 a b http www.independent.ie irish news irish rail defends new logo cost 29105397.html http www.buseireann.ie pdf 1284376415 370.pdf http www.examiner.ie ireland iarnrod eireann may close rail service amid falling demand 178779.html http www.irishrail.ie about us fleet investment http www.cie.ie company profile 2 heritage iarnr d ireann annual report 2004 http www.railgourmet.com page2 11 our companies http www.irishrail.ie about us intercity 1 iarnr d ireann intercity fleet details http www.irishrail.ie about us commuter iarnr d ireann commuter fleet details http www.irishrail.ie about us dart dart fleet details external links edit irish rail official site timetables bookings operations and corporate site irish railway record society eiretrains irish railways past & present v t e current rail operators in ireland current operators iarnr d ireann northern ireland railways future operators belmond grand hibernian services commuter dart enterprise1 intercity 1operated jointly by iarnr d ireann and northern ireland railways v t e national railway companies of europe list of railway companies rail transport by country railway companies by country albania hsh armenia skzd1 austria bb azerbaijan ady belarus b d b 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