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Rochestown railway station

Coordinates: 51°52′39″N 8°23′30″W / 51.877389°N 8.391683°W / 51.877389; -8.391683
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Rochestown
Remains of Rochestown railway station. Photograph taken on 13 September 2005
General information
LocationRochestown and Douglas, Cork, County Cork
Ireland
Coordinates51°52′39″N 8°23′30″W / 51.877389°N 8.391683°W / 51.877389; -8.391683
History
Original companyCork, Blackrock and Passage Railway
Pre-groupingCork, Blackrock and Passage Railway
Post-groupingGreat Southern Railways
Key dates
8 June 1850Station opens as Douglas
1 April 1856Station renamed Rochestown

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Passenger services were withdrawn on 12 September 1932.[1]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 2012-05-07.