Farranfore railway station

Farranfore railway station serves the village of Farranfore in County Kerry, Ireland. It is located a short distance away from Kerry Airport.[1]

Farranfore

An Fearann Fuar
Iarnród Éireann
Railway tracks stretch into the distance towards Killarney from the level crossing at the eastern end of Farranfore station
General information
LocationFarranfore, County Kerry, Ireland
Coordinates52°10′24″N 9°33′10″W / 52.1733°N 9.55278°W / 52.1733; -9.55278
Owned byIarnród Éireann
Operated byIarnród Éireann
Platforms2
Other information
Station code27
History
Original companyGreat Southern and Western Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Southern and Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Southern Railways
Key dates
18 July 1859Station opened
Services
Preceding station   Iarnród Éireann   Following station
Killarney   InterCity
Dublin-Tralee
  Tralee Casement
  InterCity
Cork-Tralee
 
  Commuter
Mallow-Tralee railway line
 
  Historical railways  
Ballybrack   Tralee and Killarney Railway
Tralee Junction-Tralee
  Gortatlea
Terminus   Great Southern and Western Railway
Farranfore-Valentia Harbour
  Molahiffe

History

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The station opened on 18 July 1859 as part of the Tralee & Killarney Railway which opened on the same date and gave a continuous line from Dublin along the Great Southern and Western Railway (GS&WR) to Mallow then via the Killarney Junction Railway.[2] The GS&WR had heavy interests and investments in both companies and absorbed them both on 1 May 1860.[2]

The GS&WR completed a branch from Farranfore to Killorglin, some 12 miles (19 km) south on 15 January 1885, and this was extended to Valentia Harbour, the most westerly station in Ireland, c. 40 miles (64 km) distant, which opened on 12 September 1893.[3][4][5]

The line to Valentia diverged from the Mallow/Dublin line to the south of the station,[a] and a bay platform adjacent to the west (down) platform was provided for trains to and from Valentia. In general trains to Valentia originated from Tralee and returned there, and were often timed to pass a Mallow-Tralee train in the opposite direction at Farrenfore. The usual procedure was for the Valentia train to use the bay (thus requiring a reversal either in or out) and for the main line train to use the down platform, even if an up train towards Mallow, thus enabling a cross-platform interchange between the two trains.[6]

The Farranfore–Valentia Harbour line closed on 1 February 1960.[7]

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Notes

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  1. ^ Farranfore station lies in an approximate north-south direction with the line to Dublin and Mallow to the south and the line to Tralee to the North.

Footnotes

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  1. ^ "Kerry Airport". Discover Kerry. Travel Ireland. 11 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b Murray & McNeill 1976, p. 26.
  3. ^ Murray & McNeill 1976, p. 58.
  4. ^ Bairstow 2011, p. 27–28.
  5. ^ Casserley 1974, p. 132.
  6. ^ Bairstow 2011, p. 29.
  7. ^ Murray & McNeill 1976, p. 187.

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