Rochestown | |
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![]() Remains of Rochestown railway station. Photograph taken on 13 September 2005 | |
General information | |
Location | Rochestown and Douglas, Cork, County Cork Ireland |
Coordinates | 51°52′39″N8°23′30″W / 51.877389°N 8.391683°W Coordinates: 51°52′39″N8°23′30″W / 51.877389°N 8.391683°W |
History | |
Original company | Cork, Blackrock and Passage Railway |
Pre-grouping | Cork, Blackrock and Passage Railway |
Post-grouping | Great Southern Railways |
Key dates | |
8 June 1850 | Station opens as Douglas |
1 April 1856 | Station renamed Rochestown |
Rochestown railway station was on the Cork, Blackrock and Passage Railway in Rochestown, County Cork, Ireland.
The station opened as Douglas on 8 June 1850. On 1 April 1856 it was renamed Rochestown.
Passenger services were withdrawn on 12 September 1932. [1]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Blackrock | Cork, Blackrock and Passage Railway Cork-Crosshaven | Passage |
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