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Clonakilty Junction railway station

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Clonakilty Junction
Clonakilty Junction station c1898
General information
LocationCounty Cork
Ireland
History
Original companyWest Cork Railway
Pre-groupingCork, Bandon and South Coast Railway
Post-groupingGreat Southern Railways
Key dates
12 June 1866Station opens as Gaggin
1886Station renamed Clonakilty Junction
1 April 1961Station closes

Clonakilty Junction railway station was on the West Cork Railway in County Cork, Ireland.

History

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The station opened on 12 June 1866.

Regular passenger services were withdrawn on 1 April 1961.[1]

Routes

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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Castle Bernard   West Cork Railway
Bandon-Dunmanway
  Desert
Terminus   Clonakilty Extension Railway
Clonakilty Junction-Clonakilty
  Ballinascarthy

Further reading

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

References

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  1. ^ "Clonakilty Junction" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 7 May 2012.