Abbeydorney railway station

Abbeydorney
Mainistir Ó dTorna
Location
Location Abbeydorney
Area County Kerry
Operations
Original company Limerick and Kerry Railway
Pre-grouping Great Southern and Western Railway
Post-grouping Great Southern Railways
History
20 December 1880 Station opens
4 February 1963 Station closes to passengers
6 February 1978 Station closes entirely
Disused railway stations in Ireland

Closed railway stations in Ireland
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

 


Abbeydorney railway station served the village of Abbeydorney in County Kerry, Republic of Ireland.

The station opened on 20 December 1880. Passenger services were withdrawn on 4 February 1963, although the route through Abbeydorney continued to be used by freight trains for a while before the line to Listowel was finally closed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.[1].


Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Lixnaw   Waterford and Limerick Railway
Great Southern and Western Railway
  Ardfert

References

  • R.V.J.Butt, (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd.  ISBN 1 85260 508 1
  • A. Jowett, (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas. Atlantic Publishing.  ISBN 0 906899 99 0


  1. ^ Abbeydorney station. Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved on 2007-09-07.