Dublin and Drogheda Railway

GPTKB entity

Properties (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf railway line
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Irish_Railways
gptkb:Dublin_City
Drogheda Town
gptkbp:connects gptkb:Dublin
Drogheda
gptkbp:constructionMaterial 1844
gptkbp:constructionStarted 1842
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Part_of_Irish_transport_heritage.
gptkbp:currentStatus No longer operational
gptkbp:electrification Partially electrified
gptkbp:historicalFigures gptkb:Sir_Edward_Watkin
gptkb:James_Murphy
gptkb:Sir_John_Fowler
gptkb:Robert_Stephenson
gptkb:Thomas_Telford
gptkb:George_Stephenson
gptkb:Sir_John_Hawkshaw
gptkb:William_Cubitt
John McGowan
Sir Samuel Morton Peto
gptkbp:historicalImpact Significant impact on local economy.
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Victorian era
gptkbp:historicalSignificance First railway to connect Dublin to the north east of Ireland.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dublin and Drogheda Railway
gptkbp:influencedBy Industrial Revolution
gptkbp:isRepresentedIn Dublin_and_Drogheda_Railway_Company
gptkbp:keyFigures gptkb:William_Dargan
gptkbp:legacy Foundation_for_modern_rail_services_in_Ireland.
gptkbp:length 40 miles
gptkbp:location gptkb:Ireland
gptkbp:mainLine Dublin_to_Belfast
gptkbp:opened 1844
2001
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Irish_Rail
gptkbp:passengerCapacity High in peak times
Discontinued_in_2001
gptkbp:previousName Dublin_and_Drogheda_Railway_Company
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Dublin_Port
Drogheda Port
gptkbp:replacedBy DART service
gptkbp:route Available online
64 km
Dublin to Drogheda
gptkbp:safetyFeatures Generally safe during operation
gptkbp:services 1844
2001
gptkbp:serviceType Freight
Passenger
gptkbp:significantEvent Closure in 2001
gptkbp:stations Drogheda Station
Dublin_Connolly_Station
gptkbp:successor DART
gptkbp:track 1,600 mm
gptkbp:trainTypes Intercity
gptkbp:transportation Discontinued_in_2001
gptkbp:type Heavy rail