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Ardagh railway station

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Ardagh

Ardach
General information
LocationWestport, County Limerick
Ireland
Coordinates52°29′37″N 9°03′18″W / 52.4936°N 9.055°W / 52.4936; -9.055
History
Opened1 January 1867
Closed4 February 1963
Original companyWaterford and Limerick
Pre-groupingGreat Southern and Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Southern Railways
Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Rathkeale   Great Southern and Western Railway
Rathkeale and Newcastle Junction Railway
Limerick and Foynes
  Newcastle West

Ardagh railway station served Ardagh in County Limerick, Ireland.

History

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "Transport Act 1944". Irish Statute Book. Archived from the original on 26 April 2007.
  2. ^ "Massive transformation as Ardagh Station House restoration works are completed". Limerick City and County Council. 16 December 2021.