Healy's Bridge | |||||||
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General information | |||||||
Location | County Cork Ireland | ||||||
Coordinates | 51°54′37″N8°34′44″W / 51.9104°N 8.5788°W | ||||||
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 opens | ||||||
31 December 1934 | Station closes | ||||||
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Healy's Bridge railway station was on the Cork and Muskerry Light Railway in County Cork, Ireland.
The station opened on 8 August 1887.
Passenger services were withdrawn on 31 December 1934. [1]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Leemount | Cork and Muskerry Light Railway Cork-Coachford | Coachford Junction |
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