Avoca railway station (Ireland)

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Avoca
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The closed station at Avoca
General information
Location Avoca, County Wicklow
Ireland
Coordinates 52°51′27″N6°12′54″W / 52.85752°N 6.21495°W / 52.85752; -6.21495
Other information
Statusclosed
History
Opened18 July 1863
Closed30 March 1964 [1]
Location
Avoca railway station (Ireland)

Avoca railway station served the town of Avoca in County Wicklow. [1] The station was known as Ovoca until 1912. [1] It opened on 18 July 1863 and was closed on 30 March 1964 except for special excursions. [1] In the 2022, Irish Rail launched a study into reopening the station. The study, published in 2025, found there was insufficient demand to reopen it. [2] [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Johnson, Stephen (1997). Johnson's Atlas & Gazetteer of the railways of Ireland. Midland Publishing Ltd. p. 85. ISBN   1-85780-044-3.
  2. ↑ O' Farrell Walsh, Hugh (28 August 2025). "Irish Rail to issue report on future of disued train station in south Wicklow". Irish Independent. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  3. ↑ O'Farrell Walsh, Hugh (3 November 2025). "Update given on reopening of two Wicklow train stations on Dublin to Rosslare line". Irish Independent. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
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