Abbeydorney railway station explained

Abbeydorney
Native Name:Mainistir Ó dTorna
Native Name Lang:ga
Borough:Abbeydorney, County Kerry
Country:Ireland
Coordinates:52.349°N -9.6883°W [1]
Original:Limerick and Kerry Railway
Pregroup:Great Southern and Western Railway
Postgroup:Great Southern Railways
Years:20 December 1880
Events:Station opens
Years1:4 February 1963
Events1:Station closes to passengers
Years2:6 February 1978
Events2:Station closes entirely
Opened:1880
Closed:1978

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

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 Passenger services were withdrawn on 4 February 1963, although the route through Abbeydorney continued to be used by freight trains for a while before the line to Listowel was finally closed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

References

  1. Web site: GPS coordinates of Abbeydorney railway station, Ireland. Latitude: 52.3490 Longitude: -9.6883. Latitude.to. Latitude.to, maps, geolocated articles, latitude longitude coordinate conversion.. 6 March 2019.
  2. Web site: Abbeydorney station . Railscot - Irish Railways . 7 September 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070926042407/http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf. 26 September 2007 . live.

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