Bandon railway station

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Bandon
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Bandon station c1898
General information
Location Bandon, County Cork
Ireland
Coordinates 51°44′46″N8°43′43″W / 51.7462°N 8.7287°W / 51.7462; -8.7287
History
Opened1 August 1849
Closed1 April 1961
Original company Cork and Bandon Railway
Pre-grouping Cork, Bandon and South Coast Railway
Post-grouping Great Southern Railways
Services
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Upton and Innishannon   Cork and Bandon Railway
Cork-Bandon
 Terminus
Terminus  West Cork Railway
Bandon-Dunmanway
  Bandon West
Location
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Bandon
Location within County Cork
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Bandon
Bandon (Ireland)

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

Contents

History

The station opened on 1 August 1849. It was rebuilt in 1894. There was a rail connection from the station to the nearby Allman's Bandon Distillery.

Regular passenger services were withdrawn on 1 April 1961.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

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References

  1. "Bandon station and Bandon, Brady's Lane" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 7 May 2012.

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