Farranfore–Valentia Harbour line

The Farranfore–Valentia Harbour line was a 39.5 miles (63.6 km) 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.

Farranfore–Valentia Harbour
Locomotive No 107 at Valentia Harbour
Overview
Termini
History
Opened
  • 1885 (Farranfore–Killorglin)
  • 1895 (Killorglin–Valentia Harbour)
Closed1960
Technical
Line length39.5 mi (63.6 km)
Number of tracks1
Track gauge5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) Irish gauge
Operating speed50 mph (80 km/h)
Route map

Mallow–Tralee line
to Tralee
Farranfore
Mallow–Tralee line
to Mallow
Molahiffe
Castlemaine
Milltown Halt
Killorglin
Caragh Lake
Dooks
Glenbeigh
Mountain Stage
Kells
Cahersiveen
Valentia Harbour
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