Abbeydorney railway station served the village of Abbeydorney in County Kerry, Ireland.
Abbeydorney Mainistir Ó dTorna | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Abbeydorney, County Kerry Ireland |
| Coordinates | 52°20′56″N 9°41′18″W / 52.349°N 9.6883°W [1] |
| 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 |
The station opened on 20 December 1880. The first Station Master appointed to Abbeydorney was a Mr John Hogan, a descendant of the Galloping O'Hogans of Limerick. He is laid to rest across the fields in the Old Abbey. The first passenger train made its maiden trip on 1 November of that year. Passenger services were withdrawn on 4 February 1963, although the route through Abbeydorney continued to be used by freight trains for a while before the line to Listowel was finally closed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.[2]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lixnaw | Great Southern and Western Railway Limerick-Tralee line |
Ardfert |
References
edit- ^ Latitude.to. "GPS coordinates of Abbeydorney railway station, Ireland. Latitude: 52.3490 Longitude: -9.6883". Latitude.to, maps, geolocated articles, latitude longitude coordinate conversion. Retrieved 6 March 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Abbeydorney station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 7 September 2007.
Further reading
edit- Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.[page needed]
- Jowett, A. (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas. Atlantic Publishing. ISBN 0-906899-99-0.[page needed]
External links
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