Ballineen and Enniskean | |
Native Name Lang: | ga |
Borough: | Ballineen and Enniskean, County Cork |
Country: | Ireland |
Map Type: | Ireland County Cork#Ireland |
Original: | West Cork Railway |
Pregroup: | Cork, Bandon and South Coast Railway |
Postgroup: | Great Southern Railways |
Years: | 12 June 1866 |
Events: | Two stations opened separately |
Years1: | 15 May 1891 |
Events1: | Stations merged |
Years2: | 15 May 1961 |
Events2: | Station closes |
Opened: | 1891 |
Ballineen and Enniskean railway station was on the West Cork Railway and served the twin villages of Ballineen and Enniskean in County Cork, Ireland.
Two stations, "Ballineen" and "Enniskean", were built 1 mile apart and opened on 12 June 1866.[1] They were both closed and merged in May 1891 with a new station opening as "Ballineen & Enniskean" station.[2] The combined Ballineen and Enniskean railway station was built, as a two-bay two-storey building, in Derrigra townland.[3]
On a railway map, dating to 1906, the station is marked as "Ballyneen & Enniskeen".[4] [5] and on Ordnance Survey maps it is marked as "Ballineen & Enniskean Station".[6]
The West Cork line closed in March 1961,[2] and regular passenger services to the station were withdrawn from April 1961.[7]