Ballineen and Enniskean railway station
Ballineen and Enniskean railway station was on the West Cork Railway and served the twin villages of Ballineen and Enniskean in County Cork, Ireland.
Ballineen and Enniskean | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Ballineen and Enniskean, County Cork Ireland | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°44′08″N 8°56′29″W / 51.7355°N 8.9413°W | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1891 | ||||||||||
| Original company | West Cork Railway | ||||||||||
| Pre-grouping | Cork, Bandon and South Coast Railway | ||||||||||
| Post-grouping | Great Southern Railways | ||||||||||
| Key dates | |||||||||||
| 12 June 1866 | Two stations opened separately | ||||||||||
| 15 May 1891 | Stations merged | ||||||||||
| 15 May 1961 | Station closes | ||||||||||
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History
editTwo stations, "Ballineen" and "Enniskean", were built 1 mile apart and opened on 12 June 1866.[1] They were both closed and merged in May 1891 with a new station opening as "Ballineen & Enniskean" station.[2] The combined Ballineen and Enniskean railway station was built, as a two-bay two-storey building, in Derrigra townland.[3]
On a railway map, dating to 1906, the station is marked as "Ballyneen & Enniskeen".[4][5] and on Ordnance Survey maps it is marked as "Ballineen & Enniskean Station".[6]
The West Cork line closed in March 1961,[2] and regular passenger services to the station were withdrawn from April 1961.[7]
References
edit- ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. pp. 24, 92. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
- ^ a b "Ballineen station". eiretrains.com. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
The station, known officially as 'Ballineen & Enniskean', replaced two separate stations which served these villages in May 1891
- ^ "Ballineen and Enniskean Railway Station, Derrigra, Ballineen, Cork". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ^ "West Cork Railway". ballineenandenniskean.weebly.com. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ "1906 map". ballineenandenniskean.weebly.com. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ "Derrigra" (Map). Historic 6" (Last ed.). 1:5,000. 6 inch series (534930,554120; 2157 coordinate system). Ordnance Survey Ireland.
- ^ "Irish Railways" (PDF). Railscot. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
Final Closure [..] Ballineen & Enniskean [..] 01.04.1961
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