Farranfore railway station

52°10′24″N 9°33′10″W / 52.1733°N 9.55278°W / 52.1733; -9.55278Owned byIarnród ÉireannOperated byIarnród ÉireannPlatforms2Other informationStation code27HistoryOriginal companyGreat Southern and Western RailwayPre-groupingGreat Southern and Western RailwayPost-groupingGreat Southern RailwaysKey dates18 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

v t e Mallow–Tralee
Legend
Waterford–Mallow railway line Dublin–Cork line to Dublin Heuston Mallow Dublin–Cork line to Cork Lombardstown Banteer Newmarket branch line Rathcool Millstreet Rathmore Kenmare branch line Headford Junction Killarney Ballybrack Farranfore–Valentia Harbour line to Valentia Harbour Farranfore for Kerry Airport Castleisland branch line Gortatlea Tralee Fenit branch line Limerick–Tralee line

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

History

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]

References

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Footnotes

Sources

• Bairstow, Martin (2011). Railways in Ireland. Vol. Part Four:Great Southern & Western. Martin Bairstow. ISBN 9781871944402.
• Casserley, H. C. (1974). Outline of Irish Railway History. Newton Abbot & North Pomfret: David & Charles. ISBN 0715363778. OCLC 249227042.
• Murray, K. A.; McNeill, D. B. (1976). The Great Southern & Western Railway. Irish Railway Record Society. ISBN 0904078051. OCLC 3069424.

External links

• Irish Rail Farranfore Station Website