THE LINE OPENED ON 31 MARCH 1891 AND CLOSED IN 1953. A SHORT SECTION OF LINE WAS REOPENED BETWEEN TRALEE AND BLENNERVILLE AS A PRESERVED LINE IN 1993 BUT CLOSED IN 2013. IN 2015 A CONSORTIUM PROPOSED REOPENING THE LINE BUT DUE TO THE LOCOMOTIVE BEING OUT OF SERVICE AFTER FAILING A BOILER CERTIFICATE THE PROJECT GROUND TO A HALT.
