Abbeyfeale railway station
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Abbeyfeale Mainistir na Féile | |
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Location | Abbeyfeale, County Limerick Ireland |
Coordinates | 52°23′38″N 9°18′04″W / 52.3940°N 9.3012°WCoordinates: 52°23′38″N 9°18′04″W / 52.3940°N 9.3012°W |
History | |
Opened | 20 December 1880 |
Closed | 4 February 1974 |
Original company | |
Pre-grouping | Great Southern and Western Railway |
Post-grouping | Great Southern Railways |
Abbeyfeale railway station served the market town of Abbeyfeale in County Limerick, Ireland.
History[]
Opened by the , by the beginning of the 20th century the station was run by the Great Southern and Western Railway. It was absorbed into the Great Southern Railways in 1925.[citation needed]
The station was then nationalised, passing on to the Córas Iompair Éireann as a result of the Transport Act 1944[1] which took effect from 1 January 1945. It was closed in 1963 and has since been owned privately.[citation needed]
References[]
- ^ "Transport Act 1944". Irish Statute Book. Archived from the original on 26 April 2007.
- 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]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Waterford and Limerick Railway Great Southern and Western Railway |
Categories:
- Disused railway stations in County Limerick
- Railway stations opened in 1880
- Railway stations closed in 1963
- Irish railway station stubs