Abbeyleix railway station

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Abbeyleix

Mainistir Laoise
Train at Abbeyleix.jpg
Train at Abbeyleix station, 1910
General information
LocationBallacolla Rd.
Abbeyleix, County Laois
Ireland
Coordinates 52°54′31″N7°21′22″W / 52.908592°N 7.356170°W / 52.908592; -7.356170
Elevation323 ft
Platforms2
Tracks2
History
Opened1865
Closed1963
Original company Kilkenny Junction Railway
Pre-grouping Great Southern and Western Railway
Post-grouping Great Southern Railways
Key dates
1 March 1865Station opens
1 September 1866Station closes
1 May 1867Station reopens
1 January 1963Station closes

Abbeyleix railway station served the town of Abbeyleix in County Laois, Ireland.

Contents

The station opened on 1 March 1865. Passenger services were withdrawn on 1 January 1963 by the CIÉ.

History

Opened by the Kilkenny Junction Railway, 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.

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.

The clock which was in the waiting room at the station and a working scale model of the station can be seen at Heritage House, Abbeyleix.

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References

  1. "Transport Act, 1944" . Retrieved 11 July 2012.

Further reading

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Maryborough   Great Southern and Western Railway
Dublin-Kilkenny/Waterford
  Attanagh