Cahersiveen railway station was on the Great Southern and Western Railway (GS&WR) which ran from Farranfore to Valentia Harbour in the Republic of Ireland.

[1][2] Cahersiveen was the main station towards the end of the branch, and was equipped with locomotive shed and turntable.

[3] Cahersiveen was the principal settlement in the area, having 1,800 inhabitants and two hotels.

[3] Horse-drawn buses, then later charabancs, would be available from the nearly hotel to take tourists round the Ring of Kerry scenic route.

[4] The station closed on 1 February 1960,[2] the last service train having run on 30 January 1960.