Schull | |
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General information | |
Location | Schull, County Cork Ireland |
History | |
Original company | West Carbery Light Railways and Tramways Company |
Pre-grouping | Schull and Skibbereen Railway |
Post-grouping | Great Southern Railways |
Key dates | |
6 September 1886 | Station opens |
27 January 1947 | Station closes |
Schull railway station was on the Schull and Skibbereen Railway in County Cork, Ireland.
The station opened on 6 September 1886.
Regular passenger services were withdrawn on 27 January 1947. [1]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Woodlands | Schull and Skibbereen Railway Skibbereen=Schull | Terminus |
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