Laytown railway station
Laytown railway station (Irish: Stáisiún na hInse) serves Laytown and Bettystown in County Meath, Ireland.
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| Location | Laytown, County Meath, A92 H102 Ireland |
| Coordinates | 53.6790°N 6.2423°W |
| Owned by | Iarnród Éireann |
| Operated by | Iarnród Éireann |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Tracks | 2 |
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| Structure type | At-grade |
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| Station code | LTOWN |
| Fare zone | C |
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| 1844 | Station opened |
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It is about 20 minutes' walk from the venue of yearly Laytown races.
History
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.
| Preceding station |  Iarnród Éireann |
Following station | ||
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| Gormanston | Commuter Northern Commuter |
Drogheda MacBride | ||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Mosney Line open, station closed |
Arrow Northern Arrow | Drogheda MacBride Line and station open | ||
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
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See also
References
- "Laytown and Bettystown station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 6 September 2007.
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