ɪt wʌz bˈɪlt baɪ ðə wˈɔːɾɚfɚd ænd lˈɪmɚɹˌɪk ɹˈeɪlweɪ dˈʌbəljˌuː ænd ˌɛlˈɑːɹ, wˌɪtʃ ɹˈæn ɪts fˈɜːst tɹˈeɪn, æz fˈɑːɹ æz tˌɪpɚɹˈɛɹi, ˌɔn tˈuːzdeɪ, nˈaɪn mˈeɪ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi ˈeɪt, wɪð ˌɪntɚmˈiːdiət stˈeɪʃənz æt kˈɪloʊnən, pˈælɐsɡɹˌiːn ænd ˈuːlə ˈɔːl sˈɪns klˈoʊzd.
It was built by the Waterford and Limerick Railway (W&LR), which ran its first train, as far as Tipperary, on Tuesday, 9 May 1848, with intermediate stations at Killonan, Pallasgreen and Oola (all since closed).