Abbeydorney railway station

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Abbeydorney

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Abbeydorney Station (remains) - geograph.org.uk - 2232391.jpg
LocationAbbeydorney, County Kerry
Ireland
Coordinates52°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 [1]
History
Opened1880
Closed1978
Original company
Pre-groupingGreat Southern and Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Southern Railways
Key dates
20 December 1880Station opens
4 February 1963Station closes to passengers
6 February 1978Station closes entirely

Abbeydorney railway station served the village of Abbeydorney in County Kerry, Ireland.

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 Passenger services were withdrawn on 4 February 1963, although the route through Abbeydorney continued to be used by freight trains for a while before the line to Listowel was finally closed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
  Great Southern and Western Railway
Limerick-Tralee line 		  Ardfert

References[]

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

Further reading[]

  • 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]

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