Ardfert railway station

Ardfert
Ard Fhearta
Location Ardfert, County Kerry
Ireland
History
Original company Limerick and Kerry Railway
Pre-grouping Great Southern and Western Railway
Post-grouping Great Southern Railways
Key dates
20 December 1880 Station opens
4 February 1963 Station closes to passengers
6 February 1978 Station closes entirely

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

The station opened on 20 December 1880. Passenger services were withdrawn on 4 February 1963, although the route through Ardfert continued to be used by freight trains for a while before the line to Listowel was finally closed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
Abbeydorney   Great Southern and Western Railway
Limerick-Tralee
  Tralee

References

  1. "Ardfert station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-07.

Coordinates: 52°19′12″N 9°45′03″W / 52.3199°N 9.7509°W