Dunmanway railway station

Dunmanway
Dunmanway station c1898
General information
Location	Dunmanway, County Cork Ireland
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

Dunmanway railway station was on the West Cork Railway, Dunmanway, in County Cork, Ireland. It was located at the southern end of the town, near to the junction of Park Road and Clonakilty Road.

An adjacent hotel (still in existence today under another name) was known as the 'Railway Hotel'.

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Regular passenger services were withdrawn on 1 April 1961.[1]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
Ballineen and Enniskean		West Cork Railway Bandon-Dunmanway		Terminus
Terminus		Ilen Valley Railway Dunmanway-Skibbereen		Drimoleague

Further reading

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

References

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