Durrus Road | |
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General information | |
Location | County Cork Ireland |
History | |
Original company | Cork and Bandon Railway |
Pre-grouping | Cork, Bandon and South Coast Railway |
Post-grouping | Great Southern Railways |
Key dates | |
4 July 1881 | Station opens |
1 April 1961 | Station closes |
Durrus Road railway station was on the Cork and Bandon Railway in County Cork, Ireland.
The station opened on 4 July 1881.
Regular passenger services were withdrawn on 1 April 1961. [1]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Aughaville | Cork and Bandon Railway Drimoleague-Bantry 1881-1892 | Bantry | ||
Aughaville | Cork and Bandon Railway Drimoleague-Bantry 1892-1961 | Bantry Town |
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