Ardfert
Ard Fhearta |
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Location |
Ardfert, County Kerry Ireland |
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History | |||||||||||
Original company | Limerick and Kerry Railway | ||||||||||
Pre-grouping | Great Southern and Western Railway | ||||||||||
Post-grouping | Great Southern Railways | ||||||||||
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20 December 1880 | Station opens | ||||||||||
4 February 1963 | Station closes to passengers | ||||||||||
6 February 1978 | Station closes entirely | ||||||||||
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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 Passenger services were withdrawn on 4 February 1963, although the route through Ardfert continued to be used by freight trains for a while before the line to Listowel was finally closed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.
Coordinates: 52°19′12″N 9°45′03″W / 52.3199°N 9.7509°W