Iarnród Eireann has defended its decision to increase fares on its Dublin to Belfast route.

A rock fall which caused a train to crash injuring the driver and five passengers in Co Derry could have been foreseen, a major report found today.

Several people were injured when a train was derailed in Northern Ireland today.

A €130m contract to buy 23 new trains which will modernise the Northern Ireland rail network was signed today by Translink.

Rail services in Northern Ireland were in chaos today after a series of bomb alerts closed main lines.

The cross-border rail link between Belfast and Dublin has been closed after several explosions were heard in the vicinity of the line.