Valentia Harbour railway station was the terminus of the
Farranfore–Valentia Harbour line
The Farranfore–Valentia Harbour line was a long single-track broad gauge railway line that operated from 1892 to 1960 along Dingle Bay's southern shore in Ireland. It was the most westerly railway in Europe.
History
A plan to extend the ...
originally operated by the
Great Southern and Western Railway
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in
Ireland
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. It was the most westerly railway station in Europe.
History
A station at Valentia Harbour was suggested from as early as 1846, as there were suggestions that the Harbour should be used as a packet station for services to the
United States of America
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.
However, it took much longer to come to fruition and the station was finally opened on 12 September 1893.
The station closed on 1 February 1960, the last service train having run on 30 January 1960.
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Farranfore–Valentia Harbour line
Disused railway stations in County Kerry
Railway stations opened in 1893
Railway stations closed in 1960