List of narrow gauge railways in Ireland

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List of closed lines

• Ballycastle Railway
  Ballycastle Railway
  
  Ballycastle Railway was a narrow gauge railway line which ran from Ballycastle, County Antrim to Ballymoney, entirely in County Antrim, Northern Ireland....
   (closed in 1950)
• Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway
  Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway
  
  The Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway was a narrow gauge railway between Ballymena and Retreat, both in County Antrim, in what is now Northern Ireland....
   (closed in 1940)
• Ballymena and Larne Railway
  Ballymena and Larne Railway
  
  The Ballymena and Larne Railway was a narrow gauge railway in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The first part opened in July 1877 and regular passenger services began in August 1878, the first on the Irish narrow gauge....
   (closed in 1950)
• Bessbrook and Newry Light Railway
• Castlederg and Victoria Bridge Tramway
  Castlederg and Victoria Bridge Tramway
  
  The Castlederg and Victoria Bridge Tramway was a narrow gauge railway , operating in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It opened in 1883 and closed in 1933....
   (closed in 1933)
• Cavan and Leitrim Railway
  Cavan and Leitrim Railway
  
  The Cavan & Leitrim Railway was a narrow gauge railway railway in the counties of County Leitrim and County Cavan in the north-west of Republic of Ireland, which ran from 1887 until 1959....
   (closed in 1959)
• Clogher Valley Railway
  Clogher Valley Railway
  
  The Clogher Valley Railway was a 37 mile long narrow gauge railway in County Tyrone and County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It opened in May 1887 and closed on 1 January 1942 ....
   (closed in 1942)
• Cork, Blackrock and Passage Railway
  Cork, Blackrock and Passage Railway
  
  The Cork, Blackrock and Passage Railway was a narrow gauge railway in County Cork, Ireland. It was originally opened in 1850 as a broad gauge railway between Cork and Passage West, but was converted to 3' gauge in 1902....
   (closed in 1932) Converted to narrow gauge in 1902
• Cork and Muskerry Light Railway
  Cork and Muskerry Light Railway
  
  The Cork and Muskerry Light Railway was a narrow gauge railway in County Cork, Ireland. The first part of the railway opened in 1887 and closed in 1934....
   (closed in 1934)
• County Donegal Railways Joint Committee
  County Donegal Railways Joint Committee
  
  The County Donegal Railways Joint Committee operated in north-west Ireland, during the 20th century. It was incorporated by an Act of Parliament in 1906, which authorized the joint purchase of the then Donegal Railway Company by the Great Northern Railway and the Midland Railway Northern Counties Committee....
   (closed in 1960)
• Dublin and Lucan Electric Railway, 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) (closed in 1925)
• Giant's Causeway Tramway
  Giant's Causeway Tramway
  
  File:Portrush Rly Station, 1890s.jpg The Giant's Causeway Tramway, operated by the Giant's Causeway, Portrush and Bush Valley Railway & Tramway Company Ltd, was a pioneering gauge electric narrow gauge railway operating between Portrush and the Giant's Causeway on the coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland....
   (closed in 1949)
• Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway
  Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway
  
  The Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway Company is an Ireland public transport and freight firm, incorporated in June 1853. Despite the company's name, it does not operate any railway services, its last railway line having closed in July 1953....
   (closed in 1953) Converted to narrow gauge in 1885.
• Schull and Skibbereen Railway
  Schull and Skibbereen Railway
  
  The Schull and Skibbereen Railway was a minor narrow gauge railway in County Cork, Ireland. It opened in 1886 and closed in 1947. The track gauge was 3 feet ....
   (closed in 1947)
• Tralee and Dingle Light Railway
  Tralee and Dingle Light Railway
  
  The Tralee and Dingle Light Railway and Tramway was a 51 km , 914 mm gauge narrow gauge railway running between Tralee and Dingle, with a 10 km branch from Castlegregory Junction to Castlegregory, in County Kerry on the west coast of Ireland....
   (closed in 1953)
• West Clare Railway
  West Clare Railway
  
  The West Clare Railway operated in County Clare, Ireland between 1887 and 1961. This 914 mm gauge narrow gauge railway ran from the county town of Ennis, via numerous stopping-points along the West Clare coast to two terminal station, at Kilrush and Kilkee ....
   (closed in 1961)

List of preserved or restored lines

• Donegal Railway Heritage Centre
• Cavan and Leitrim Railway
  Cavan and Leitrim Railway
  
  The Cavan & Leitrim Railway was a narrow gauge railway railway in the counties of County Leitrim and County Cavan in the north-west of Republic of Ireland, which ran from 1887 until 1959....
   at Dromod
  Dromod
  
  Dromod is a village in County Leitrim, Ireland. Dromod is a noted fishing village on Loughs Bofin and Boderg, which are threaded by the River Shannon....
  
• Clonmacnoise and West Offaly Railway
  Clonmacnoise and West Offaly Railway
  
  The Clonmacnoise and West Offaly Railway is a narrow gauge railway in Ireland. Primarily built as an industrial line for hauling newly-cut peat, this 3 ft gauge railway is operated by Bord na M?na and conveys visitors over a 9 km rail journey through Blackwater Bog, near Shannonbridge, County Offaly....
  
• The Giant's Causeway and Bushmills Railway
  The Giant's Causeway and Bushmills Railway
  
  The Giant's Causeway and Bushmills Railway is a gauge narrow gauge railway heritage railway operating between the Giant's Causeway and Bushmills on the coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland....
  
• Waterford and Suir Valley Railway
• Cumann Traenach na Gaeltachta Láir
• West Clare Railway
  West Clare Railway
  
  The West Clare Railway operated in County Clare, Ireland between 1887 and 1961. This 914 mm gauge narrow gauge railway ran from the county town of Ennis, via numerous stopping-points along the West Clare coast to two terminal station, at Kilrush and Kilkee ....
   at Moyasta
• Tralee and Dingle Light Railway
  Tralee and Dingle Light Railway
  
  The Tralee and Dingle Light Railway and Tramway was a 51 km , 914 mm gauge narrow gauge railway running between Tralee and Dingle, with a 10 km branch from Castlegregory Junction to Castlegregory, in County Kerry on the west coast of Ireland....
   at Tralee

Operational industrial lines

• Bord na Móna
  Bord na Móna
  
  Bord na M?na is a semi-state company in Republic of Ireland, created in 1946 by the . The company is responsible for the mechanised harvesting of peat, primarily in the Midlands of Ireland....
   - various industrial lines for transporting newly-cut peat

See also

• History of rail transport in Ireland
  History of rail transport in Ireland
  
  The history of rail transport in Ireland began only a decade later than in History of rail transport in Great Britain. By its peak in 1920, Ireland had 5,500 route kilometers....
  
• List of heritage railways in Northern Ireland
  List of heritage railways in Northern Ireland
  
  There are a number of heritage railways in Northern Ireland, reflecting Ireland's long history of rail transport in Ireland. Some of the primary sites include:...
  
• List of heritage railways in the Republic of Ireland
  List of heritage railways in the Republic of Ireland
  
  There are a number of heritage railways in the Republic of Ireland, reflecting Ireland's long history of rail transport in Ireland....
  
• Listowel and Ballybunion Railway (Lartigue Monorail
  Lartigue Monorail
  
  The Lartigue Monorail system was invented by the France engineer Charles Lartigue . The most famous Lartigue rail tracks was the Listowel and Ballybunion Railway....
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