Macroom railway station

Macroom
General information
Location	Fitzgerald Street Macroom, 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 to passengers
11 November 1953	Station closes

Macroom railway station was on the Cork and Macroom Direct Railway in County Cork, Ireland.

History

The station opened on 12 May 1866. Regular passenger services were withdrawn on 1 July 1935. ^[1] After costs of operating the railway became too high to maintain. The station closed to goods transport on 11 November 1953. ^[2] This station was situated were the Macroom Bus Station and bus depot are today. ^[2]

Routes

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Dooniskey		Cork and Macroom Direct Railway Cork-Macroom		Terminus

Further reading

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

References

1. "Macroom station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
2. "Mural evokes Macroom's links with railway". Irish Examiner. 13 August 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2024.