Abbeydorney railway station

Abbeydorney
Mainistir Ó dTorna
Location Abbeydorney, County Kerry
Ireland
Coordinates 52°20′56″N 9°41′18″W / 52.349°N 9.6883°W / 52.349; -9.6883Coordinates: 52°20′56″N 9°41′18″W / 52.349°N 9.6883°W / 52.349; -9.6883
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 Passenger services were withdrawn on 4 February 1963, although the route through Abbeydorney continued to be used by freight trains for a while before the line to Listowel was finally closed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

  1. "Abbeydorney station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 7 September 2007.


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