Ballinhassig railway station

Ballinhassig
General information
Location	Ballinhassig, County Cork Ireland
Coordinates	51°48′34″N8°33′38″W / 51.8095°N 8.5606°W / 51.8095; -8.5606
Elevation	287 ft
History
Opened	1849
Original company	Cork and Bandon Railway
Pre-grouping	Cork, Bandon and South Coast Railway
Post-grouping	Great Southern Railways
Key dates
1 August 1849	Station opens
1 November 1851	Station renamed Ballinhassig and Kinsale Road
27 June 1863	Station renamed Ballinhassig
1 April 1961	Station closes
Services
Preceding station   Cork and Bandon Railway   Following station Waterfall   Cork-Bandon   Junction
Location

Ballinhassig railway station was on the Cork and Bandon Railway in County Cork, Ireland.

History

The station opened on 12 June 1851. Regular passenger services were withdrawn on 1 April 1961. ^[1]

On 1 November 1851 the station was renamed Ballinhassig & Kinsale Road and on 27 June 1863 it was renamed Ballinhassig.

Near Ballinhassig with the telegraph poles running along the closed line in 2005.

References

1. "Ballinhassig station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 7 May 2012.

Further reading

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