Abbeydorney railway station
Abbeydorney Mainistir Ó dTorna | |
|---|---|
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| Location |
Abbeydorney, County Kerry Ireland |
| Coordinates | IE 52°20′56″N 9°41′18″W / 52.349°N 9.6883°WCoordinates: IE 52°20′56″N 9°41′18″W / 52.349°N 9.6883°W |
| History | |
| Opened | 1880 |
| Closed | 1978 |
| Original company | Limerick and Kerry Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Southern and Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Southern Railways |
| Key dates | |
| 20 December 1880 | Station opens |
| 4 February 1963 | Station closes to passengers |
| 6 February 1978 | Station closes entirely |
Abbeydorney railway station served the village of Abbeydorney in County Kerry, Ireland.
The station opened on 20 December 1880. Passenger services were withdrawn on 4 February 1963, although the route through Abbeydorney continued to be used by freight trains for a while before the line to Listowel was finally closed altogether in 1977 and then to Tralee 1978. The station closed on 6 February 1978.[1]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lixnaw | Great Southern and Western Railway Limerick-Tralee line |
Ardfert | ||
References
- Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
- Jowett, A. (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas. Atlantic Publishing. ISBN 0-906899-99-0.
- ↑ "Abbeydorney station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 7 September 2007.
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