Attanagh railway station

Attanagh
Location Attanagh, County Laois
Ireland
History
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
Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Abbeyleix   Great Southern and Western Railway
Dublin-Kilkenny/Waterford
  Ballyragget

Attanagh railway station served the settlement of Attanagh in County Laois, Ireland.

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 Passenger services were withdrawn on 1 January 1963 by the CIÉ.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.

References

  1. "(untitled)". Irish Statute Book. Archived from the original on April 26, 2007.

Further reading

  • Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
  • Dorgan, Dermot (4 April 2012) [recorded 29 March 2012]. A history of Attanagh Railway Station. Youtube.


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