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Bandon railway station

Coordinates: 51°44′46″N 8°43′43″W / 51.7462°N 8.7287°W / 51.7462; -8.7287
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Bandon
Bandon station c1898
General information
LocationBandon, County Cork
Ireland
Coordinates51°44′46″N 8°43′43″W / 51.7462°N 8.7287°W / 51.7462; -8.7287
History
Opened1 August 1849
Closed1 April 1961
Original companyCork and Bandon Railway
Pre-groupingCork, Bandon and South Coast Railway
Post-groupingGreat Southern Railways
Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Upton and Innishannon   Cork and Bandon Railway
Cork-Bandon
  Terminus
Terminus   West Cork Railway
Bandon-Dunmanway
  Bandon West
Location
Bandon is located in County Cork
Bandon
Bandon
Location within County Cork
Bandon is located in Ireland
Bandon
Bandon
Bandon (Ireland)

Bandon railway station was on the Cork and Bandon Railway in County Cork, Ireland.

History

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The station opened on 1 August 1849. It was rebuilt in 1894. There was a rail connection from the station to the nearby Allman's Bandon Distillery.

Regular passenger services were withdrawn on 1 April 1961.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Bandon station and Bandon, Brady's Lane" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 7 May 2012.

Further reading

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