Laytown railway station

Laytown An Inse
General information
Location	Laytown, County Meath, A92 H102 Ireland
Coordinates	53.6790°N 6.2423°W / 53.6790; -6.2423
Owned by	Iarnród Éireann
Operated by	Iarnród Éireann
Platforms	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Station code	LTOWN
Fare zone	C
Key dates
1844	Station opened

Northern Commuter
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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

The station opened on 25 May 1844 and was renamed by the Great Northern Railway as Laytown & Bettystown in 1913. It was since renamed back to Laytown.

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A Great Northern Railway (Ireland) locomotive Slieve Gullion, on a special run by the Railway Preservation Society of Ireland in May 1985, heading through the station.

External links

• Irish Rail Laytown Station Website
• Eiretrains - Laytown Station

See also

• List of railway stations in Ireland