Cork Western Road railway station

Cork Western Road
General information
Location	Cork, County Cork Ireland
Coordinates	51°53′46″N8°29′01″W / 51.8961°N 8.4836°W / 51.8961; -8.4836
History
Original company	Cork and Muskerry Light Railway
Pre-grouping	Cork and Muskerry Light Railway
Post-grouping	Great Southern Railways
Key dates
8 August 1887	Station opened
31 December 1934	Station closed
Location

Cork Western Road railway station was a terminus station on the Cork and Muskerry Light Railway in County Cork, Ireland. The station was located at Lancaster Quay (the Bishop's Marsh) on the Western Road, close to what is now the River Lee Hotel in Cork city. ^[1]

History

The station opened on 8 August 1887.

Passenger services were withdrawn on 31 December 1934.

Routes

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Terminus		Cork and Muskerry Light Railway Cork-Coachford		Victoria

Further reading

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

References

1. "5c. On Track, Cork & its Railway Heritage | Cork Heritage".