Castle Bernard railway station

Castle Bernard
General information
Location	Castle Bernard, County Cork Ireland
Coordinates	51°44′07″N8°45′15″W / 51.7352°N 8.7543°W / 51.7352; -8.7543
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 1891	Station closes
Location Castle Bernard Location within County Cork Show map of County Cork Castle Bernard Castle Bernard (Ireland) Show map of Ireland

Castle Bernard railway station was on the West Cork Railway in County Cork, Ireland.

History

The station opened on 12 June 1866 as a private station for The 3rd Earl of Bandon who lived at Castle Bernard, a country house near Bandon. It was opened to public services from 1 February 1874.

Regular passenger services were withdrawn on 1 April 1891. ^[1]

Routes

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Bandon West		West Cork Railway Bandon-Dunmanway		Clonakilty Junction

Further reading

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

References

1. "Castle Bernard" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 7 May 2012.