Avoca railway station (Ireland)
Avoca | |||||
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.jpg) The closed station at Avoca | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Avoca, County Wicklow Ireland | ||||
| Coordinates | 52°51′27″N 6°12′54″W / 52.85752°N 6.21495°W | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | closed | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 18 July 1863 | ||||
| Closed | 30 March 1964[1] | ||||
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Avoca railway station served the town of Avoca in County Wicklow.[1] The station was known as Ovoca until 1912.[1] It opened on 18 July 1863 and was closed on 30 March 1964 except for special excursions.[1] In the 2020s, Irish Rail were looking into whether they could reopen it.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Johnson, Stephen (1997). Johnson's Atlas & Gazetteer of the railways of Ireland. Midland Publishing Ltd. p. 85. ISBN 1-85780-044-3.
- ^ O' Farrell Walsh, Hugh (28 August 2025). "Irish Rail to issue report on future of disued train station in south Wicklow". Irish Independent. Retrieved 28 August 2025.