Ardagh railway station
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Ardagh Ardach | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Westport, County Limerick Ireland | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 52°29′37″N 9°03′18″W / 52.4936°N 9.055°W | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1 January 1867 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 4 February 1963 | ||||||||||
| Original company | Waterford and Limerick | ||||||||||
| Pre-grouping | Great Southern and Western Railway | ||||||||||
| Post-grouping | Great Southern Railways | ||||||||||
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Ardagh railway station served Ardagh in County Limerick, Ireland.
History
[edit]The station was opened by the Waterford and Limerick and Rathkeale and Newcastle Junction railways, then absorbed into the Great Southern and Western Railway. In 1924 the Railways Act passed by the Oireachtas of the Irish Free State moved the station to the Great Southern Railway. In 1925 another merger led to management by the Great Southern Railways. Then it was moved to the CIÉ by the Transport Act 1944[1] from 1 January 1945, on nationalisation. The station closed under this management.
Today
[edit]The former railway line, which passes the disused station, is now part of the Limerick Greenway section of the Great Southern Trail. Ardagh's station house was restored in 2021 and a carpark was opened for users of the greenway.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Transport Act 1944". Irish Statute Book. Archived from the original on 26 April 2007.
- ^ "Massive transformation as Ardagh Station House restoration works are completed". Limerick City and County Council. 16 December 2021.
- Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.[page needed]
- "Pictures of the station". Archived from the original on 12 November 2007.
- "R4546: Disused Railway Station, Adare". Geograph.
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