Abbeyfeale railway station explained

Abbeyfeale
Native Name:Mainistir na Féile
Native Name Lang:ga
Borough:Abbeyfeale, County Limerick
Country:Ireland
Coordinates:52.394°N -9.3012°W
Original:Limerick and Kerry Railway
Pregroup:Great Southern and Western Railway
Postgroup:Great Southern Railways
Opened:20 December 1880
Closed:4 February 1974

Abbeyfeale railway station served the market town of Abbeyfeale in County Limerick, Ireland.

History

Opened by the Limerick and Kerry 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 and has since been owned privately.

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Transport Act 1944. Irish Statute Book. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070426164302/http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/ZZA21Y1944.html. 26 April 2007.