List of narrow-gauge railways in Ireland

Ireland formerly had numerous narrow-gauge railways, most of which were built to a gauge of 3 ft (914 mm). The last (non-preserved) line to close was the West Clare Railway in 1961 (though it has been partially preserved).

See also: Track gauge in Ireland

3 ft (914 mm) railways

Northern Ireland

Operating

• Foyle Valley Railway
• Giant's Causeway and Bushmills Railway

Defunct

Railway	Opened	Closed	Length	Notes
Ballycastle Railway	1880	1950	17 mi (27 km)
Ballymena and Larne Railway	1877	1950	36 mi (58 km)	Ruling gradient: 1 in 36
Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway	1875	1940	16 mi (26 km)	Highest railway in Ireland at 1,045 ft (319 m)
Bessbrook and Newry Tramway	1885	1948	3 mi (4.8 km)
Castlederg and Victoria Bridge Tramway	1883	1933	7+1⁄4 mi (11.7 km)
Clogher Valley Railway	1887	1942	37 mi (60 km)
Giant's Causeway Tramway	1883	1949	9+1⁄4 mi (14.9 km)	Electric
Glenariff Iron Ore and Harbour Company	1873	1884	4 mi (6.4 km)
Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway	1853	1953	99 mi (159 km)	Crossed into County Donegal, Ireland
Portstewart Tramway	1882	1926	1.85 mi (2.98 km)
Strabane and Letterkenny Railway	1909	1960	19.25 mi (30.98 km)	Crossed into County Donegal
Warrenpoint and Rostrevor Tramway	1877	1915	3.3 mi (5.3 km)	Damaged during storm, not restored

• 
  A Giant's Causeway & Bushmills Railway station.
• 
  The defunct Giant's Causeway Tramway near Dunluce Castle c. 1890.

Republic of Ireland

Operating

• Cavan and Leitrim Railway^[1]
• Fintown Railway
• Stradbally Woodland Railway
• Tralee and Dingle Light Railway (Under repair)
• Waterford and Suir Valley Railway
• West Clare Railway
• Note: The peat processing State enterprise, Bord na Mona, also operated narrow-gauge industrial (staff-only) railways on multiple bogs, and some may still be extant.

Defunct

Railway	Opened	Closed	Length	Notes
Clonmacnoise and West Offaly Railway	1990s	2008	tourist attraction
Cork, Blackrock and Passage Railway	1902	1932	16 mi (26 km)	1850: 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
Cork and Muskerry Light Railway	1887	1934	25 mi (40 km)
County Donegal Railways Joint Committee	1892	1960	121 mi (195 km)	1863: 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
Dublin and Lucan tramway	1880	1897	7 mi (11 km)
Galway and Salthill Tramway	1879	1918	2.13 mi (3.43 km)
Schull and Skibbereen Railway	1886	1947	15+1⁄2 mi (24.9 km)
Tralee and Dingle Light Railway	1891	1953	32 mi (51 km)
West Donegal Railway	1860	1892	18 mi (29 km)	merged into Donegal Railway Company

• 
  The Slieve Callan locomotive stopped at a station on the West Clare Railway.
• 
  Passengers riding on the defunct Galway and Salthill Tramway c. 1910.

900 mm (2 ft 11+7⁄16 in) gauge railways

Cork Electric Tramways and Lighting Company; opened 1898, closed 1931

3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge railways

Dublin and Lucan Electric Railway; opened 1900, closed 1925

2 ft (610 mm) gauge railways

Steam Train Express (located in the Emerald Park (formerly Tayto Park) theme park); opened 2015 (operating)

1 ft 10 in (559 mm) gauge railways

The St James's Gate Brewery narrow-gauge tramway, constructed 1873, closed 1975^[2]

15 in (381 mm) gauge railways

Northern Ireland

Bellevue Park Railway (located in Bellevue Park); opened 1933, closed 1950 (defunct - park still operating)

Republic of Ireland

Difflin Lake Railway (located in Oakfield Park); opened 2003 (operating)

Monorails

Listowel and Ballybunion Railway; opened 1888, closed 1924; partially preserved

See also

• Trains portal
• Ireland portal

• History of rail transport in Ireland
• List of heritage railways in Northern Ireland
• List of heritage railways in the Republic of Ireland
• British narrow-gauge railways
• Donegal Railway Heritage Centre