Dunmanway railway station

Dunmanway
Location Dunmanway, County Cork
Ireland
History
Original company West Cork Railway
Pre-grouping Cork, Bandon and South Coast Railway
Post-grouping Great Southern Railways
Key dates
12 June 1866 Station opens
1 April 1961 Station closes

Dunmanway railway station was on the West Cork Railway in County Cork, Ireland. It was located at the southern end of town, near to the junction of Park Road and Clonakilty Road.

An adjacent hotel (still in existence today under another name) was known as the 'Railway Hotel'.

History

The station opened on 12 June 1866.

Regular passenger services were withdrawn on 1 April 1961.[1]

Routes

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Ballineen and Enniskean   West Cork Railway
Bandon-Dunmanway
  Terminus
Terminus   Ilen Valley Railway
Dunmanway-Skibbereen
  Drimoleague

Further reading

References

  1. "Dunmanway" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2012-05-07.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 7/18/2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.