Desert railway station

Desert
General information
Location	Desertserges, County Cork Ireland
Coordinates	51.7338°N 8.8969°W / 51.7338; -8.8969
History
Original company	West Cork Railway
Pre-grouping	Cork, Bandon and South Coast Railway
Post-grouping	Great Southern Railways
Key dates
12 June 1866	Station opens
1 April 1961	Station closes
Location Desert Location within County Cork Show map of County Cork Desert Desert (Ireland) Show map of Ireland

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

History

The station opened on 12 June 1866.

Regular passenger services were withdrawn on 1 April 1961.[1]

Routes

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Clonakilty Junction		West Cork Railway Bandon-Dunmanway		Ballineen and Enniskean

Further reading

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

References

1. "Desert" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 7 May 2012.

External links

• Irish Railway Stations; Desert on eiretrains.com
• Railway station, Farrannasheshery, Cork on NIAH Buildings of Ireland database