Title: Transport in Ireland - Wikipedia
Headings: Transport in Ireland
Transport in Ireland
Contents
Railways
Road transport
Roads and cars in Ireland
Bus services
Modal share
Waterways
Pipelines
Ports and harbours
Mercantile Marine
Aviation
Airport passenger numbers
Gateway Irish Urban Reference Destination Distances
See also
Footnotes
References
External links

Content: Plans to construct a Dublin Metro service including underground lines were mooted in 2001, but stalled in the financial crisis at the end of that decade. Ireland has one of the largest dedicated freight railways in Europe, operated by Bord na Móna totalling nearly 1,400 kilometres (870 mi). Road transport
Main article: Roads in Ireland
Ireland. Motorways shown in blue, primary roads (N, A) shown in green. ( OpenStreetMap mapping)
Roads and cars in Ireland
Total – 117,318 km (72,898 mi)
South: 92,500 km (57,500 mi) including 1,015 km (631 mi) of motorway (2010)
North: 24,818 km (15,421 mi) including 148 km (92 mi) of motorway (2008)
paved – 87,043 km (54,086 mi), unpaved – 5,457 km (3,391 mi)
Ireland's roads link Dublin with all the major cities (Belfast, Cork, Limerick, Derry, Galway, and Waterford ). Driving is on the left. Signposts in the Republic of Ireland are shown in kilometres and speed limits in kilometres per hour.