Longford is the terminus of Iarnród Éireann's Dublin Connolly–Longford Commuter service, and is also a stop on the Dublin Connolly–Sligo InterCity service.

Journeys to the capital by rail generally take about an hour and three quarters.

Longford railway station was opened by the Midland Great Western Railway on 8 November 1855[1] as the terminus of the extension of its line north-west from Mullingar.

Connecting trains in Dublin Connolly run on the Belfast Line via Drogheda MacBride , Dundalk Clarke , Newry, Portadown to Belfast Grand Central and on the Rosslare Line via Bray Daly , Greystones, Wicklow , Arklow, Enniscorthy, Wexford O'Hanrahan to Rosslare Europort.

Independent Cavan operator Whartons Travel operates a route to the station via Crossdoney, Arvagh and Drumlish.