Abbeyfeale railway station

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Abbeyfeale

Mainistir na Féile
LocationAbbeyfeale, County Limerick
Ireland
Coordinates52°23′38″N 9°18′04″W / 52.3940°N 9.3012°W / 52.3940; -9.3012Coordinates: 52°23′38″N 9°18′04″W / 52.3940°N 9.3012°W / 52.3940; -9.3012
History
Opened20 December 1880
Closed4 February 1974
Original company
Pre-groupingGreat Southern and Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat 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[]

  1. ^ "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
  Waterford and Limerick Railway
Great Southern and Western Railway
 


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