Drimoleague railway station

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Drimoleague
Drimoleague Junction Station geograph-2230230-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg
Drimoleague Junction Station View eastwards, towards Bandon and Cork; ex-Cork, Bandon & South Coast Railway. Photograph taken on 20 July 1955.
General information
Location Drimoleague, County Cork
Ireland
Coordinates 51°39′37″N9°15′41″W / 51.6603709°N 9.2614565°W / 51.6603709; -9.2614565
History
Original company Ilen Valley Railway
Pre-grouping Cork, Bandon and South Coast Railway
Post-grouping Great Southern Railways
Key dates
23 July 1877Station opens
1 April 1961Station closes

Drimoleague railway station was on the Ilen Valley Railway in County Cork, Ireland. It was in the village of Drimoleague.

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History

Surviving station building and platforms as at 2005 Drimoleague Station.jpg
Surviving station building and platforms as at 2005

The station opened on 23 July 1877.

Regular passenger services were withdrawn on 1 April 1961. [1] As at 2024, the station building and the platforms remain, but there has been miscellaneous development on other parts of the station. [2]

Routes

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Dunmanway   Ilen Valley Railway
Dunmanaway-Skibbereen
  Madore
Terminus  Cork and Bandon Railway
Drimoleague-Bantry
  Aughaville

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References

  1. "Drimoleague" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  2. "Drimoleague". Eiretrains. Retrieved 28 May 2024.