Editing Cavan (section)

==Transport==

===Road===
The town is located on the junction of two national routes, the [[N3 road (Ireland)|N3]] to [[Dublin]] and [[N55 road|N55]] to [[Athlone]]. The National Development Plan provides for a major upgrading of the route with an M3 motorway from [[Kells, County Meath|Kells]] to [[Dublin]] (completed and officially opened on 4 June 2010) and [[2+2 road|type 2 dual carriageway]] from Whitegate on the Meath border to Cavan, which will eventually bypass Virginia too. The N3 and N55 eastern [[bypass route|bypass]] around Cavan town was fully completed in March 2006, eliminating the need for heavy traffic to pass through an already congested town.

===Railway===
[[File:Cavan churches.jpg|thumb|View of Cavan [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] Cathedral (spire on the right) and the [[Church of Ireland]] Parish Church (spire on the left)]]
[[File:Cavan centre.jpg|thumb|Cavan town centre]]
[[File:Cavan courthouse.jpg|thumb|[[Cavan Courthouse]]]]

Although Cavan has no railway links today, there were once two railway stations on separate lines, linking the [[Great Northern Railway (Ireland)|Great Northern Railway]] (GNR) and [[Midland Great Western Railway]], then an end junction of the Belfast-Cavan route linking [[Clones, County Monaghan|Clones]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94419981/notes-of-new-works/ |via=[[Newspapers.com]]|work=[[Irish Builder]]|date=15 February 1862 |page=11|title=New Works}}</ref> with a branch line to Crossdoney and [[Killeshandra]]. With the Cavan-Dublin route, via Inny Junction, [[Longford]] and [[Mullingar]] on the [[Dublin-Sligo railway line]]. There is an old railway line running through [[Kingscourt]] on the border of County Meath; this line is now overgrown.

A branch of the [[Cavan and Leitrim Railway]] was also indirectly linked to Cavan town via [[Belturbet]] (the C&L terminus) and [[Ballyhaise]] on the GNR line. When the [[Government of Northern Ireland]] closed the section of the Belfast line from [[Portadown]] to [[Glaslough]] in 1957, it was found to be uneconomical to keep running the rump section from Monaghan to Cavan. All these lines (including the Cavan and Leitrim Railway) were closed by 1960. The (GNR) Virginia Road Station, from 1863 to 1958 serviced the Drogheda and Navan extension route to Kells and Oldcastle. Cooperation between the Cavan and Westmeath county councils is striving to integrate this into the national and regional development plan. [[Cavan railway station]] opened on 8 July 1856, closed for passenger services on 14 October 1957, and finally closed altogether on 1 January 1960.<ref>{{cite web | title=Cavan station | work=Railscot – Irish Railways | url=http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf | access-date=16 September 2007 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110302022802/http://www.railbrit.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf | archive-date=2 March 2011}}</ref>

===Bus===
Cavan's bus station is owned and operated by<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.buseireann.ie/|title=Bus Éireann – View Ireland Bus and Coach Timetables & Buy Tickets|website=www.buseireann.ie|access-date=1 December 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161130235044/http://www.buseireann.ie/|archive-date=30 November 2016}}</ref> [[Bus Éireann]] and is located on [[Baron Farnham|Farnham]] Street. It is a single-storey accessible building with a ticket office, waiting room, public 'phone, restaurant and toilets. The station is served by the [[Donegal Town]] – [[Enniskillen]] – [[Dublin Airport]] – [[Busáras]] Expressway route 30 which generally operates every two hours in each direction. Route 165 operates less frequently to [[Athlone]] and [[Belfast]]. The station is the terminus of several local routes, including route 109 to [[Dublin]], which operates hourly each way. Other local routes are the 111 to [[Ballinagh]], [[Granard]], [[Castlepollard]] and [[Athboy]], the 166 to [[Dundalk]], the 175 to [[Monaghan]] via [[Cootehill]], the 175A to [[Monaghan]] via [[Cloverhill, County Cavan|Cloverhill]] and [[Clones, County Monaghan|Clones]] and the Tuesdays-only 465 to [[Carrigallen]].

Leydons Coaches operate route '''930''' to [[Enniskillen]] via [[Belturbet]], [[Ballyconnell]], [[Bawnboy]] and [[Swanlinbar]].<ref>[http://www.leydonscoaches.com/timetable.html Leydons Coaches] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130608114706/http://www.leydonscoaches.com/timetable.html |date=8 June 2013 }}. Leydons Coaches (11 February 2013). Retrieved on 23 July 2013.</ref>

Whartons Travel operate a route to [[Longford railway station]] via [[Crossdoney]], [[Arvagh]], [[Drumlish]] and [[Longford]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.longford.ie/|title=Home {{!}} Longford.ie|last=Portal|first=Longford|website=www.longford.ie|access-date=1 December 2016}}</ref><ref>[http://www.whartonstravel.com/longford-bus.html Cavan to Longford Bus – Longford to Cavan Bus] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222102515/http://www.whartonstravel.com/longford-bus.html |date=22 December 2015 }}. Whartons Travel. Retrieved on 23 July 2013.</ref>

There are also a number of [[TFI Local Link]] routes serving Cavan:

* Route '''C1''' <small>([[Ballyhaise]] – [[Butlersbridge]] – Drumgola – Cavan Institute – Cavan Bus Station – Aldi – Crystal Retail Park – Kilmore roundabout)</small>;<ref>{{Cite web |title=C1-Timetable-August-2023-web.pdf |url=https://www.locallinkcm.ie/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/C1-Timetable-August-2023-web.pdf |access-date=23 August 2023 |website=Local Link Cavan-Monaghan |format=PDF}}</ref>
* Route '''C2''' <small>(Ballinagh – Corlurgan Business Park – Moynehall (Lidl) – Cavan Bus Station – Cavan Town Centre – Swellan – Cavan Hospital)</small>;<ref>{{Cite web |title=C2-Timetable-June-22-web.pdf |url=https://www.locallinkcm.ie/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/C2-Timetable-June-22-web.pdf |access-date=23 August 2023 |website=Local Link Cavan-Monaghan |format=PDF}}</ref>
* Route '''C3''' <small>([[Redhills, County Cavan|Redhills]] – Ballyhaise – Breffni College – Rocklands – Drumalee – Castlemanor –  Cavan Institute – Cavan Town Centre – Cavan Bus Station  – Cavan Hospital – Farnham Estate)</small> with Drumliff also at the weekend;<ref>{{Cite web |title=C3-Timetable-March-23-web.pdf |url=https://www.locallinkcm.ie/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/C3-Timetable-March-23-web.pdf |access-date=23 August 2023 |website=Local Link Cavan-Monaghan |format=PDF}}</ref>
* Route '''176''' <small>(Cavan Town – Ballyhaise – [[Scotshouse]] – Clones – [[Newbliss]] – [[Threemilehouse]] – Monaghan Town)</small>;<ref>{{Cite web |title=176-Timetable-June-22-web.pdf |url=https://www.locallinkcm.ie/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/176-Timetable-June-22-web.pdf |access-date=23 August 2023 |website=Local Link Cavan-Monaghan |format=PDF}}</ref>
* Route '''929''' <small>(Corlough Devines Cross – [[Ballinamore]] – [[Newtowngore]] – Taffs Cross – [[Killeshandra]] – Cavan Bus Station – Cavan Institute)</small>.<ref>{{Cite web |title=929-Timetable-June-2022.pdf |url=https://www.locallinkcm.ie/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/929-Timetable-June-2022.pdf |access-date=23 August 2023 |website=Local Link Cavan-Monaghan |format=PDF}}</ref>