Ballinhassig | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | County Cork Ireland | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°48′34″N 8°33′38″W / 51.8095°N 8.5606°W | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 287 ft | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1849 | ||||||||||
| Original company | Cork and Bandon Railway | ||||||||||
| Pre-grouping | Cork, Bandon and South Coast Railway | ||||||||||
| Post-grouping | Great Southern Railways | ||||||||||
| Key dates | |||||||||||
| 1 August 1849 | Station opens | ||||||||||
| 1 November 1851 | Station renamed Ballinhassig and Kinsale Road | ||||||||||
| 27 June 1863 | Station renamed Ballinhassig | ||||||||||
| 1 April 1961 | Station closes | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Ballinhassig railway station was on the Cork and Bandon Railway in County Cork, Ireland.
History
The station opened on 12 June 1851. Regular passenger services were withdrawn on 1 April 1961.[1]
On 1 November 1851 the station was renamed Ballinhassig & Kinsale Road and on 27 June 1863 it was renamed Ballinhassig.
Near Ballinhassig with the telegraph poles running along the closed line in 2005.
References
- ↑ "Ballinhassig station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
Further reading
- Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
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