Mallow–Tralee railway line
The Mallow–Tralee line runs from to Tralee Casement. Intermediate stations include,,, and.
A peculiar arrangement at Killarney is in place, in which trains from Mallow enter Killarney, which is a dead-end. Trains continuing to Tralee then have to reverse until they reach the junction, before changing direction again to continue westwards.
Irish Rail's network statement gives the length of the line as, though other sources give the length of the line as miles instead. The line from Mallow to Killarney was noted for severe gradients compared to the line from Dublin to Mallow though the Killarney expresses of 1899 were timed to achieve the section at westbound and eastbound.
History
The ' completed the construction of the line from to the holiday resort of Killarney in 1853. The ' opened the extension from Killarney junction to Tralee in 1859. The Great Southern and Western Railway who had invested in both companies absorbed them both in 1860.At Tralee there were small sidings that were convenient to those of the narrow gauge Tralee and Dingle Light Railway. There was also links beyond the road to the marshalling yards, the branch to Fenit, and the Limerick–Tralee line.