Farranfore railway station

Farranfore
Farranfore; An Fearann Fuar
	Railway tracks stretch into the distance towards Killarney from the level crossing at the eastern end of Farranfore station
Location	Farranfore, Co. Kerry Republic of Ireland
Coordinates	52.1733°N 9.55278°W
Owned by	Iarnród Éireann
Operated by	Iarnród Éireann
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	27
History
Original company	Great Southern and Western Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Southern and Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Southern Railways
Key dates
18 July 1859	Station opened

Farranfore railway station serves the village of Farranfore in County Kerry.

Mallow–Tralee

Mallow–Waterford line

to Dublin Heuston

to Cork

Lombardstown

Newmarket branch line

Rathcool

Kenmare branch line

Headford Junction

Ballybrack

Valencia Harbour branch line

for

Castleisland branch line

Gortatlea

Fenit branch line

Limerick–Tralee line

History

Farranfore was formerly the junction station for the branch line to Valentia Harbour - once the most westerly station in Ireland. The Farranfore to Valentia Harbour Railway Line closed in 1960.

The station opened on 18 July 1859.[1]

Preceding station		Iarnród Éireann	Following station
Killarney		InterCity Dublin-Tralee	Tralee Casement
		InterCity Cork-Tralee
		Commuter Mallow-Tralee
	Historical railways
Ballybrack		Tralee and Killarney Railway Tralee Junction-Tralee	Gortatlea
Terminus		Great Southern and Western Railway Farranfore-Valentia Harbour	Molahiffe

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