Cahersiveen railway station

Former railway station in Kerry, Ireland

Cahersiveen

Viaduct just north of the station. Photograph taken on 15 September 2008

General information
Location| Cahersiveen, County Kerry
Ireland
Coordinates| 51°56′54″N 10°13′40″W﻿ / ﻿51.94836°N 10.2277°W﻿ / 51.94836; -10.2277
Elevation| 4.3 metres (14 ft)
Platforms| 1
History
Original company| Great Southern and Western Railway
Pre-grouping| Great Southern Railways
Post-grouping| CIÉ
Key dates
12 September 1893| Station opens
1 February 1960| Station closes

Cahersiveen railway station was on the Great Southern and Western Railway (GS&WR) which ran from Farranfore to Valentia Harbour in the Republic of Ireland. The station served Cahersiveen in County Kerry.

## History[edit]

The station was opened on 12 September 1893.[1][2]

Cahersiveen was the main station towards the end of the branch, and was equipped with locomotive shed and turntable.[3] The final train of the day to Valentia would be returned the 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from the harbour and stabled overnight, to be returned the next day.[3]

Cahersiveen was the principal settlement in the area, having 1,800 inhabitants and two hotels.[3] Horse-drawn buses, then later charabancs, would be available from the nearly hotel to take tourists round the Ring of Kerry scenic route.[4]

The station closed on 1 February 1960,[2] the last service train having run on 30 January 1960.[3]

## Route[edit]

Preceding station  | Historical railways | Following station

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Kells |  | Great Southern and Western Railway
Farranfore-Valentia Harbour |  | Valentia Harbour

## References[edit]

### Footnotes[edit]

1. ^ "Cahersiveen station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
2. ^ a b Murray & McNeill (1976), p. 147.
3. ^ a b c d Casserley (1974), p. 54.
4. ^ Bairstow (2011), p. 35.

### Sources[edit]

* Bairstow, Martin (2011). Railways in Ireland. Vol. Part Four:Great Southern & Western. ISBN 9781871944402.
* Casserley, H. C. (1974). Outline of Irish Railway History. Newton Abbot & North Pomfret: David & Charles. ISBN 0715363778. OCLC 249227042.
* Murray, K. A.; McNeill, D. B. (1976). The Great Southern & Western Railway. Irish Record Railway Society. ISBN 0904078051. OCLC 3069424.

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