Farranfore railway station

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Farranfore

An Fearann Fuar
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Farranfore train station.jpg
Railway tracks stretch into the distance towards Killarney from the level crossing at the eastern end of Farranfore station
General information
Location Farranfore, County Kerry, Ireland
Coordinates 52°10′24″N9°33′10″W / 52.1733°N 9.55278°W / 52.1733; -9.55278
Owned by Iarnród Éireann
Operated by Iarnród Éireann
Platforms2
Other information
Station code27
History
Original company Great Southern and Western Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Southern and Western Railway
Post-grouping Great Southern Railways
Key dates
18 July 1859Station opened
Services
Preceding station  Iarnrod Eireann simple logo 2013.png Iarnród Éireann  Following station
Killarney   InterCity
Dublin-Tralee
  Tralee Casement
  InterCity
Cork-Tralee
 
  Commuter
Mallow-Tralee railway line
 
  Historical railways  
Ballybrack   Tralee and Killarney Railway
Tralee Junction-Tralee
  Gortatlea
Terminus  Great Southern and Western Railway
Farranfore-Valentia Harbour
  Molahiffe

Farranfore railway station serves the village of Farranfore in County Kerry, Ireland. It is located a short distance away from Kerry Airport. [1]

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History

The station opened on 18 July 1859 as part of the Tralee & Killarney Railway which opened on the same date and gave a continuous line from Dublin along the Great Southern and Western Railway (GS&WR) to Mallow then via the Killarney Junction Railway. [2] The GS&WR had heavy interests and investments in both companies and absorbed them both on 1 May 1860. [2]

The GS&WR completed a branch from Farranfore to Killorglin, some 12 miles (19 km) south on 15 January 1885, and this was extended to Valentia Harbour, the most westerly station in Ireland, c.40 miles (64 km) distant, which opened on 12 September 1893. [3] [4] [5]

The line to Valentia diverged from the Mallow/Dublin line to the south of the station, [lower-alpha 1] and a bay platform adjacent to the west (down) platform was provided for trains to and from Valentia. In general trains to Valentia originated from Tralee and returned there, and were often timed to pass a Mallow-Tralee train in the opposite direction at Farrenfore. The usual procedure was for the Valentia train to use the bay (thus requiring a reversal either in or out) and for the main line train to use the down platform, even if an up train towards Mallow, thus enabling a cross-platform interchange between the two trains. [6]

The Farranfore–Valentia Harbour line closed on 1 February 1960. [7]

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References

Notes

  1. Farranfore station lies in an approximate north-south direction with the line to Dublin and Mallow to the south and the line to Tralee to the North.

Footnotes

  1. "Kerry Airport". Discover Kerry. Travel Ireland. 11 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  2. 1 2 Murray & McNeill 1976, p. 26.
  3. Murray & McNeill 1976, p. 58.
  4. Bairstow 2011, p. 27–28.
  5. Casserley 1974, p. 132.
  6. Bairstow 2011, p. 29.
  7. Murray & McNeill 1976, p. 187.

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