Abbeyleix railway station
Abbeyleix railway station served the town of Abbeyleix in County Laois, Ireland.
Abbeyleix Mainistir Laoise | |
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 Train at Abbeyleix station, 1910 | |
| Location | Ballacolla Rd. Abbeyleix, County Laois Ireland |
| Coordinates | 52.908592°N 7.356170°W |
| Elevation | 323 ft |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Tracks | 2 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1865 |
| Closed | 1963 |
| Original company | Kilkenny Junction Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Southern and Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Southern Railways |
| Key dates | |
| 1 March 1865 | Station opens |
| 1 September 1866 | Station closes |
| 1 May 1867 | Station reopens |
| 1 January 1963 | Station closes |
The station opened on 1 March 1865. Passenger services were withdrawn on 1 January 1963 by the CIÉ.
History
Opened by the Kilkenny Junction 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.
The clock which was in the waiting room at the station and a working scale model of the station can be seen at Heritage House, Abbeyleix.
References
- "Transport Act, 1944". Retrieved 11 July 2012.
Further reading
- Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
External links
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Maryborough | Great Southern and Western Railway Dublin-Kilkenny/Waterford |
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