Junction railway station

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Junction
Junction station c1898
General information
LocationCounty Cork
Ireland
History
Original companyCork and Bandon Railway
Pre-groupingCork, Bandon and South Coast Railway
Post-groupingGreat Southern Railways
Key dates
27 June 1863Station opens as Kinsale Junction
1 November 1886Station renamed Junction
1 July 1938Station renamed Crossbarry
1 April 1961Station closes

Junction railway station was just outside the village of Crossbarry, on the Cork and Bandon Railway in County Cork, Ireland.

History[edit]

The station opened as Kinsale Junction on 27 June 1863. It was renamed Junction on 1 November 1886. It was further renamed Crossbarry on 1 July 1938.

Regular passenger services were withdrawn on 1 April 1961.[1]

Routes[edit]

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Ballinhassig   Cork and Bandon Railway
Cork-Bandon
  Upton and Innishannon
Terminus   Cork and Kinsale Junction Railway
Kinsale Junction-Kinsale
  Ballymartle

Further reading[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Junction station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 7 May 2012.