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Limerick (1848-)

/ /1848	Waterford and Limerick Railway Opened from Limerick to Tipperary. Contractor William Dargan.
/ /1848	Waterford and Limerick Railway Doubled from Limerick to Pallas.
/ /1856	Limerick and Foynes Railway Opened from Limerick to Rathkeale (contractor William Dargan).
/10/1856	Waterford and Limerick Railway Building of a permanent Limerick station approved.
/09/1858	Waterford and Limerick Railway Board of Trade inspects the new Limerick station (although it had been in use for some time).
/ /1860	Waterford and Limerick Railway Limerick market tramway authorised.
/ /1864	Waterford and Limerick Railway Limerick market tramway opened.
/ /1901	Waterford, Limerick and Western Railway Absorbed by Great Southern and Western Railway. Dublin, Wicklow and Wexford Railway granted running powers from Waterford to Limerick.
/ /1931	Waterford and Limerick Railway Junction at Killonan taken out, lines running as two single track railways to Limerick.
/ /1931	Waterford and Limerick Railway Factory portion of the Limerick market tramway closed.
/ /1940	Waterford and Limerick Railway Limerick market tramway closed except for siding serving the bus depot.
/ /1950	Waterford and Limerick Railway Limerick market tramway completely closed.
15/06/1963	Waterford and Limerick Railway Closure of Limerick ticket platform ^Limerick Check^, last ticket platform in the British Isles, used for arrivals from Ennis.
/ /1975	Waterford and Limerick Railway Curve into Limerick station from Foynes and Tralee line closed.