Laytown railway station (Irish: Stáisiún na hInse) serves Laytown and Bettystown in County Meath, Ireland.
Laytown An Inse  | |||||||
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| 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 | ||||||
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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
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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 | Iarnród Éireann | 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
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edit- ^ "Laytown and Bettystown station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 6 September 2007.
External links
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