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Dooniskey | |
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General information | |
Location | Dooniskey (Carrigdarrery) County Cork Ireland |
History | |
Original company | Cork and Macroom Direct Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Southern and Western Railway |
Post-grouping | Great Southern Railways |
Key dates | |
12 May 1866 | Station opens |
1 July 1935 | Station closes |
Dooniskey railway station was on the Cork and Macroom Direct Railway in County Cork, Ireland.
The station opened on 12 May 1866. Regular passenger services were withdrawn on 1 July 1935. [1]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Crookstown Road | Cork and Macroom Direct Railway Cork-Macroom | Macroom |
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