Banteer railway station

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Banteer

Bántír
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Banter railway station
General information
Location Banteer
County Cork
Ireland
Coordinates 52°07′44″N8°53′57″W / 52.1289412°N 8.8990867°W / 52.1289412; -8.8990867
Owned by Iarnród Éireann
Operated by Iarnród Éireann
Platforms2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingYes
History
Opened1853
Original company Great Southern and Western Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Southern and Western Railway
Post-grouping Great Southern Railways
Key dates
1853Station opened
Services
Preceding station  Iarnród Éireann  Following station
Mallow   InterCity
Dublin-Tralee
  Millstreet
Mallow   InterCity
Cork-Tralee
  Millstreet
Mallow   Commuter
Mallow-Tralee railway line
  Millstreet
Location
Banteer railway station

Banteer railway station is a station on the Mallow to Tralee railway line and serves the village of Banteer in County Cork, Ireland. It is the next adjacent station to Kanturk, County Cork.

The station opened on 16 April 1853 and was closed for goods traffic on 2 September 1976. [1]

The 9 miles (14 km) branch to Newmarket closed to passengers in 1944, reopened for a year in 1946, then carried only occasional livestock trains until CIÉ applied to close it in 1954. [2]

References

  1. "Banteer station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 30 August 2007.
  2. Cooke, B.W.C., ed. (June 1954). "Branch Line Closing in Ireland". The Railway Magazine. Vol. 100, no. 638. Westminster: Tothill Press. p. 433.