Tower Bridge railway station

Tower Bridge
General information
LocationTower, County Cork
Ireland
Coordinates51°55′22″N 8°36′11″W / 51.9228°N 8.6031°W / 51.9228; -8.6031
History
Original companyCork and Muskerry Light Railway
Pre-groupingCork and Muskerry Light Railway
Post-groupingGreat Southern Railways
Key dates
8 August 1887Station opens[1]
31 December 1934Station closes[1]

Tower Bridge railway station was on the Cork and Muskerry Light Railway in County Cork, Ireland.[2] It served the village of Tower until its closure in 1934.[3]

History

The station opened on 8 August 1887.[4] With the closure of the Cork and Muskerry Light Railway, passenger services were withdrawn on 31 December 1934.[4] The nearby Tower Bridge, which was altered to accommodate the railway line, is a protected structure.[3]

Routes

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Coachford Junction   Cork and Muskerry Light Railway
Coachford Junction-Blarney 		  St. Anne's

References

  1. ^ a b Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 232. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
  2. ^ Bell, A, ed. (15 May 1915). "The Cork and Muskerry Light Railway". The Locomotive. XXI (273). Locomotive Publishing Company: 110. the [Cork and Muskerry Light] railway follows the picturesque valley of the River Shournagh to St Anne's (71⁄4 miles), passing on the way the stations of Healy's Bridge (43⁄4), Coachford Junction (61⁄4), and Tower Bridge (63⁄4 miles from Cork).
  3. ^ a b Tower & Cloghroe - Collaborative Town Centre Health Check (CTCHC) Report (PDF), Heritage Council, 2023, pp. 5, 6, retrieved 26 August 2024, The establishment of the Cork and Muskerry Light Railway Line [..] in 1887 connected Tower and Cloghroe via stations at Tower Bridge and St. Ann's Hydro [..] The Cork and Muskerry Light Railway Line closed in 1934 [..] Protected Structures in Tower [..] Tower Bridge [..] The additional square-headed span at the north-west end appears to have been added at a later date to accommodate the Great Southern railway line
  4. ^ a b Ayres, Bob (2003). "Irish Railway Station Dates" (PDF). Irish Railway Record Society. p. 55.