Laytown railway station
Laytown An Inse  | |
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| Location |
Laytown, County Meath, A92 H102 Ireland |
| Coordinates | 53°40′44″N 6°14′32″W / 53.6790°N 6.2423°WCoordinates: 53°40′44″N 6°14′32″W / 53.6790°N 6.2423°W |
| Owned by | Iarnród Éireann |
| Operated by | Iarnród Éireann |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At-grade |
| Other information | |
| Station code | LTOWN |
| Fare zone | C |
| Key dates | |
| 1844 | Station opened |
Northern Commuter |
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Laytown railway station (Irish: Stáisiún na hInse) serves Laytown and Bettystown in County Meath, Ireland.
It is about 20 minutes' walk from the venue of yearly Laytown races.
History
The station opened on 25 May 1844[1] and was renamed by the Great Northern Railway as Laytown & Bettystown in 1913. It was since renamed back to Laytown.
| Preceding station |  |
Following station | ||
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| Gormanston | Commuter Northern Commuter |
Drogheda MacBride |
A Great Northern Railway (Ireland) locomotive Slieve Gullion, on a special run by the Railway Preservation Society of Ireland in May 1985, heading through the station.
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See also
References
- ↑ "Laytown and Bettystown station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2007-09-06.
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