Great Northern Railway (Ireland)
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This article is about the Irish railway. For other railways with the same name, see Great Northern Railway.
The Great Northern Railway (Ireland) (GNR(I) or GNRI) was an Irish gauge (1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)) railway company in Ireland. It was formed in 1876 by a merger of the Irish North Western Railway (INW), Northern Railway of Ireland, and Ulster Railway. The governments of Ireland and Northern Ireland jointly nationalised the company in 1953, and the company was liquidated in 1958: assets were split on national lines between the Ulster Transport Authority and Córas Iompair Éireann.
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Dates of operation | 1876–1958 |
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Track gauge | 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) |
Length | 617 miles 13 chains (993.2 km) (1925)[1] |
Track length | 926 miles 25 chains (1,490.8 km) (1925)[1] |
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