Drimoleague railway station

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

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
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 at Drimoleague

The station opened on 23 July 1877.

Regular passenger services were withdrawn on 1 April 1961.

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