Rochestown railway station

Rochestown
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 / 51.877389; -8.391683
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
Location

Rochestown railway station was on the Cork, Blackrock and Passage Railway in Rochestown, County Cork, Ireland.

History

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Passenger services were withdrawn on 12 September 1932.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]

Routes

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Blackrock		Cork, Blackrock and Passage Railway Cork-Crosshaven		Passage

Further reading

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

References

1. "Rochestown" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 7 May 2012.