Ballineen and Enniskean railway station
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 | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Ballineen and Enniskean railway station was on the West Cork Railway and served the twin villages of Ballineen and Enniskean in County Cork, Ireland.
History
[edit]Two 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The West Cork line closed in March 1961,[2] and regular passenger services to the station were withdrawn from April 1961.[7]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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