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Drimoleague railway station

Coordinates: 51°39′37″N 9°15′41″W / 51.6603709°N 9.2614565°W / 51.6603709; -9.2614565
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Drimoleague
Drimoleague Junction Station View eastwards, towards Bandon and Cork; ex-Cork, Bandon & South Coast Railway. Photograph taken on 20 July 1955.
General information
LocationDrimoleague, County Cork
Ireland
Coordinates51°39′37″N 9°15′41″W / 51.6603709°N 9.2614565°W / 51.6603709; -9.2614565
History
Original companyIlen Valley Railway
Pre-groupingCork, Bandon and South Coast Railway
Post-groupingGreat Southern Railways
Key dates
23 July 1877Station opens
1 April 1961Station closes

Drimoleague railway station was on the Ilen Valley Railway in County Cork, Ireland. It was in the village of Drimoleague.

History

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Surviving station building and platforms as at 2005

The station opened on 23 July 1877.

Regular passenger services were withdrawn on 1 April 1961.[1] As at 2024, the station building and the platforms remain, but there has been miscellaneous development on other parts of the station.[2]

Routes

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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Dunmanway   Ilen Valley Railway
Dunmanaway-Skibbereen
  Madore
Terminus   Cork and Bandon Railway
Drimoleague-Bantry
  Aughaville

Further reading

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  • R.V.J. Butt (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1

References

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  1. ^ "Drimoleague" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Drimoleague". Eiretrains. Retrieved 28 May 2024.