Abbeydorney railway station

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Abbeydorney

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General information
Location Abbeydorney, County Kerry
Ireland
Coordinates 52°20′56″N9°41′18″W / 52.349°N 9.6883°W / 52.349; -9.6883 [1]
History
Opened1880
Closed1978
Original company Limerick and Kerry Railway
Pre-grouping Great Southern and Western Railway
Post-grouping Great 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.

Contents

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 Passenger services were withdrawn on 4 February 1963, although the route through Abbeydorney continued to be used by freight trains for a while before the line to Listowel was finally closed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

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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.

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