Annacotty

Annacotty, Co.Limerick, was a small station located on the Great Southern & Western Railway's 1860 built branch line from Killonan Junction (east of Limerick) to Ballybrophy line. The station was originally named 'Grange', however to avoid confusion with an identical named station on the Limerick to Waterford line, it was renamed Annacotty after the town land west of the station, which is now part of Limerick City's suburbs. The station closed in 1963. It only had one short platform on the down side of the line, as well as a small station building. Today, only the disused platform remains. A level crossing is located at its northern end, still manually operated.
The small disused station at Annacotty on the Killonan Junction, near Limerick, to Ballybrophy line. It closed in 1963. ©Albert Delvin Annacotty, looking north towards Ballybrophy. It only ever had this short single platform and most likely had a small station building. The modern cabin is used by the Irish Rail gate keeper. Annacotty, looking north towards Ballybrophy. It only ever had this short single platform and most likely had a small station building. ©Albert Delvin Approaching Annacotty from Limerick is an empty Castlemungret, near Limerick, to Kilmastulla shale train hauled by 141 Class loco No.172. ©Albert Delvin 172 is seen passing over the level crossing on the north side of the former Annacotty Station, which is located on the R506 road. ©Albert Delvin
The level crossing on the minor R506 road at the former Annacotty Station, which unusually is one of the few in this area still manually operated. ©Albert Delvin A view from the level crossing at Annacotty, looking north towards Ballybrophy. There are four more level crossings beyond this point in less than a mile. ©Albert Delvin The wires located by the lineside at Annacotty, which connect the crossing gates to the associated protecting distant semaphore signals. ©Albert Delvin A standard Irish Rail distant semaphore signal at Annacotty, which protects the nearby level crossing. ©Albert Delvin