Drimoleague railway station

Drimoleague railway station was on the Ilen Valley Railway in County Cork, Ireland. It was in the village of Drimoleague.

Drimoleague
Drimoleague Junction Station View eastwards, towards Bandon and Cork; ex-Cork, Bandon & South Coast Railway. Photograph taken on 20 July 1955.
General information
Location	Drimoleague, County Cork Ireland
Coordinates	51.6603709°N 9.2614565°W / 51.6603709; -9.2614565
History
Original company	Ilen Valley Railway
Pre-grouping	Cork, Bandon and South Coast Railway
Post-grouping	Great Southern Railways
Key dates
23 July 1877	Station opens
1 April 1961	Station closes

History

Surviving station building and platforms as at 2005

The station opened on 23 July 1877.

Regular passenger services were withdrawn on 1 April 1961.^[1] As at 2024, the station building and the platforms remain, but there has been miscellaneous development on other parts of the station.^[2]

Routes

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Dunmanway		Ilen Valley Railway Dunmanaway-Skibbereen		Madore
Terminus		Cork and Bandon Railway Drimoleague-Bantry		Aughaville

Further reading

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

References

1. "Drimoleague" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
2. "Drimoleague". Eiretrains. Retrieved 28 May 2024.