Dooks railway station was on the

Great Southern and Western Railway The Great Southern and Western Railway (GS&WR) was an Irish gauge () railway company in Ireland from 1844 until 1924. The grew by building lines and making a series of takeovers, until in the late 19th and early 20th centuries it was the larges ...

which ran from

Farranfore Farranfore () is a village in County Kerry, Ireland. It lies on the N22 road approximately midway between Tralee (10 miles or 17 km) and Killarney (9 miles or 15 km) and on the railway line connecting the two towns. Farranf ...

Valentia Harbour Valentia Island () is one of Ireland's most westerly points. It lies in Dingle Bay off the Iveragh Peninsula in the southwest of County Kerry. It is linked to the mainland by the Maurice O'Neill Memorial Bridge at Portmagee. A car ferry also ...

in the

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. Trains were not able to pass at this station on the single track line.

History

The station was opened on 1 May 1897. In the 1954 timetable the station was listed as ''Dooks Halt'' and some trains had to be requested to stop by signalled request. The station closed on 1 February 1960.

References

* Disused railway stations in County Kerry Farranfore–Valentia Harbour line Railway stations in the Republic of Ireland opened in 1897 Railway stations in the Republic of Ireland closed in 1960 {{Ireland-railstation-stub