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Irish North Western Railway (INWR) was a railway company based in Ireland
Ireland

Ireland is the List of islands by area in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islet....
. It was incorporated in 1862 and in 1876 merged to become part of the Great Northern Railway (Ireland)
Great Northern Railway (Ireland)

The Great Northern Railway was an Ireland railway company formed in 1876 by a merger of the Irish North Western Railway , Northern Railway of Ireland, and Ulster Railway....
.

History
The Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway was the first to reach Enniskillen
Enniskillen

Enniskillen is the county town in County Fermanagh. It is located almost exactly in the centre of the county between the Upper and Lower sections of Lough Erne....
 in 1859. It later became part of the INWR in 1862.

The INWR was incorporated in 1862 by the merger of the Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway with the Enniskillen and Londonderry Railway, and operated from Dundalk and Portadown via Enniskillen and Omagh
Omagh

Omagh is the county town of County Tyrone in Northern Ireland, situated where the rivers River Drumragh and Rive Camowen meet to form the River Strule....
 to Derry.

The INWR linked up with the rail line from Dundalk
Dundalk

Dundalk is the county town of County Louth in Republic of Ireland, situated close to the border with Northern Ireland. It takes its name from , Dalga's Fortification home closely associated with the famous mythical warrior C?chulainn, and was granted its charter in 1189....
 to a new port at Greenore
Greenore

Greenore is a small town and deep water port on Carlingford Lough in County Louth, Republic of Ireland. The population of Greenore and the surrounding rural area was 898 in the 2002 Irish census....
, run by the Dundalk, Newry & Greenore Railway and the operation started in 1873.






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Irish North Western Railway (INWR) was a railway company based in Ireland
Ireland

Ireland is the List of islands by area in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islet....
. It was incorporated in 1862 and in 1876 merged to become part of the Great Northern Railway (Ireland)
Great Northern Railway (Ireland)

The Great Northern Railway was an Ireland railway company formed in 1876 by a merger of the Irish North Western Railway , Northern Railway of Ireland, and Ulster Railway....
.

History


The Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway was the first to reach Enniskillen
Enniskillen

Enniskillen is the county town in County Fermanagh. It is located almost exactly in the centre of the county between the Upper and Lower sections of Lough Erne....
 in 1859. It later became part of the INWR in 1862.

The INWR was incorporated in 1862 by the merger of the Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway with the Enniskillen and Londonderry Railway, and operated from Dundalk and Portadown via Enniskillen and Omagh
Omagh

Omagh is the county town of County Tyrone in Northern Ireland, situated where the rivers River Drumragh and Rive Camowen meet to form the River Strule....
 to Derry.

The INWR linked up with the rail line from Dundalk
Dundalk

Dundalk is the county town of County Louth in Republic of Ireland, situated close to the border with Northern Ireland. It takes its name from , Dalga's Fortification home closely associated with the famous mythical warrior C?chulainn, and was granted its charter in 1189....
 to a new port at Greenore
Greenore

Greenore is a small town and deep water port on Carlingford Lough in County Louth, Republic of Ireland. The population of Greenore and the surrounding rural area was 898 in the 2002 Irish census....
, run by the Dundalk, Newry & Greenore Railway and the operation started in 1873. In 1876 a further line was opened by the DNGR to Newry.

In 1876 the INWR merged with the Northern Railway of Ireland
Northern Railway of Ireland

Northern Railway of Ireland was a railway company in Ireland.It was formed by a merger of the Dublin and Drogheda Railway with the Dublin and the Belfast Junction Railway ....
 and the Ulster Railway
Ulster Railway

Ulster Railway was a railway company operating in Ireland. It opened its first line, from Belfast to Lisburn, in 1839 and in 1876 merged with other railway companies to form the Great Northern Railway ....
 to form the Great Northern Railway (Ireland)
Great Northern Railway (Ireland)

The Great Northern Railway was an Ireland railway company formed in 1876 by a merger of the Irish North Western Railway , Northern Railway of Ireland, and Ulster Railway....
. At the time of the merger it comprised a railway from Dundalk to Enniskillen
Enniskillen

Enniskillen is the county town in County Fermanagh. It is located almost exactly in the centre of the county between the Upper and Lower sections of Lough Erne....
, a line from Enniskillen to Derry
Derry

Derry or Londonderry , often called the Maiden City, is a City status in the United Kingdom in Northern Ireland....
 worked under lease, and a line from Clones
Clones

Clones – – is a small town in western County Monaghan, in the border area of Republic of Ireland. The area is part of the BMW region region, earmarked for economic development by the Irish government due to its currently below average economic situation....
 to Cavan
Cavan

Cavan is the county town of County Cavan in Republic of Ireland. The town lies in the northeast of the Ireland, along the border with Northern Ireland....
.