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CASTLE BERNARD RAILWAY STATION Latitude and Longitude:

51°44′07″N 8°45′15″W / 51.7352°N 8.7543°W / 51.7352; -8.7543
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Castle Bernard
General information
Location Castle Bernard, County Cork
Ireland
Coordinates 51°44′07″N 8°45′15″W / 51.7352°N 8.7543°W / 51.7352; -8.7543
History
Original company West Cork Railway
Pre-grouping Cork, Bandon and South Coast Railway
Post-grouping Great Southern Railways
Key dates
12 June 1866Station opens
1 April 1891Station closes
Location
Castle Bernard is located in County Cork
Castle Bernard
Castle Bernard
Location within County Cork
Castle Bernard is located in Ireland
Castle Bernard
Castle Bernard
Castle Bernard (Ireland)

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

History

The station opened on 12 June 1866 as a private station for The 3rd Earl of Bandon who lived at Castle Bernard, a country house near Bandon. It was opened to public services from 1 February 1874.

Regular passenger services were withdrawn on 1 April 1891. [1]

Routes

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

Further reading

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

References

  1. ^ "Castle Bernard" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 7 May 2012.