Talk:Belfast–Dublin line

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The statement that "This led to a running down of rail services in Northern Ireland, with the main line to Belfast closed in 1965.[citation needed] The newly formed Northern Ireland Railways reopened it in 1969" appears spurious, as according to :

"the proposed singling of the cross-border line south of Portadown was not well received by CIÉ and, following negotiations between the two governments, the matter was dropped. The line did in fact close for 22½ hours during 1966 on the orders of the Northern Ireland Government. Sunday, 17th April marked the 50th anniversary of the Easter Rising and a large demonstration was planned for Belfast to commemorate the event with a large contingent expected to travel from Dublin by train. The Stormont Government, fearing riots at Great Victoria Street station, ordered that no trains enter Northern Ireland from the Republic between 2130 hrs on the Saturday and 1900 hrs on the Sunday" Suckindiesel (talk) 11:50, 1 November 2011 (UTC)

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More info?
Is the line single or double track? This would be useful info for having a view on the potential of the line. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 46.18.108.90 (talk) 09:12, 23 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Double-track, as per info box. Suckindiesel (talk) 12:43, 23 June 2019 (UTC)

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Why is article called Belfast-Dublin, as line starts from the then capitol, Dublin? After all, mile posts are measured from Amiens St., and the GNRI, who operated the line for much of its history were headquartered there.

Info box says 8 stations, probably the number served by the Enterprise. However, I count about 35 on the route map.

Suckindiesel (talk) 12:55, 23 June 2019 (UTC)


 * The title used to be Dublin–Belfast until an IP requested to have them in alphabetical order. I couldn't check the mileage but if it starts at Dublin we should move the article to Dublin–Belfast line. Common usage can't be determined here because they are constructed terms that are rarely used in general. --PhiH (talk) 17:29, 7 December 2021 (UTC)

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