Laytown railway station
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General information | |
Location | Laytown, County Meath, A92 H102 Ireland |
Coordinates | 53°40′44″N 6°14′32″W / 53.6790°N 6.2423°W |
Owned by | Iarnród Éireann |
Operated by | Iarnród Éireann |
Platforms | 2 |
Tracks | 2 |
Construction | |
Structure type | At-grade |
Other information | |
Station code | LTOWN |
Fare zone | C |
Key dates | |
1844 | Station opened |
Laytown railway station (Irish: Stáisiún na hInse) serves Laytown and Bettystown in County Meath, Ireland.
It is about 20 minutes' walk from the venue of yearly Laytown races.
History
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The station opened on 25 May 1844[1] and was renamed by the Great Northern Railway as Laytown & Bettystown in 1913. It was since renamed back to Laytown.
Services
[edit]Preceding station | ![]() | Following station | ||
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Gormanston | Commuter Northern Commuter | Drogheda MacBride | ||
Future | ||||
Gormanston | DART Line 2 (phase 2) | Drogheda MacBride | ||
Disused railways | ||||
Mosney Line open, station closed | Arrow Northern Arrow | Drogheda MacBride Line and station open |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Laytown and Bettystown station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 6 September 2007.
External links
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