Kilgarvan

Kilgarvan, Co.Kerry, was one of the small villages to be served by the Great Southern & Western Railway's branch line from Headford Jct, on the Tralee line, to the town of Kenmare, which was opened in September 1893. Never a profitable line, the Kenmare branch was closed to all traffic in January 1959, the tracks been lifted the following year. The station at Kilgarvan was the last one before Kenmare. Today it appears to have been demolished but the adjacent station masters house, built of brick and similar to other GSWR branch line types survives, complete with corrugated iron railway shed. The level crossing adjacent to the station site still retains its concrete gate posts.
This is the site of the small station at Kilgarvan, looking south towards Kenmore. The site is now occupied by a school visible on the left. A corrugated iron railway hut and a couple of GSWR station staff houses are all that remains of the station at Kilgarvan, closed in February 1960. This view is looking north towards Headford Jct. This one of the two 19th century brick built station master houses at Kilgarvan. This type of house was constructed by the Great Southern & Western Railway at many branch line stations in Country Kerry. This is the second GSWR station house at Kilgarvan. This one has recently been renovated with new windows and exterior fittings.
The site of the station level crossing at Kilgarvan, located on a small country road just north of the village. Although the gates have been removed, one of the concrete gate posts remains on the right, as well as a couple of old railway sleepers.