Ballineen and Enniskean railway station

Ballineen and Enniskean railway station was on the West Cork Railway and served the twin villages of Ballineen and Enniskean in County Cork, Ireland.

Ballineen and Enniskean
General information
LocationBallineen and Enniskean, County Cork
Ireland
Coordinates 51.7355°N 8.9413°W / 51.7355; -8.9413
History
Opened1891
Original companyWest Cork Railway
Pre-groupingCork, Bandon and South Coast Railway
Post-groupingGreat Southern Railways
Key dates
12 June 1866Two stations opened separately
15 May 1891Stations merged
15 May 1961Station closes
Services
Preceding station   West Cork Railway   Following station
Desert   Bandon-Dunmanway   Dunmanway
Location
Ballineen and Enniskean is located in County Cork
Ballineen and Enniskean
Ballineen and Enniskean
Location within County Cork
Ballineen and Enniskean is located in Ireland
Ballineen and Enniskean
Ballineen and Enniskean
Ballineen and Enniskean (Ireland)

History

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The West Cork line closed in March 1961,[2] and regular passenger services to the station were withdrawn from April 1961.[7]

References
  1. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. pp. 24, 92. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
  2. "Ballineen station". eiretrains.com. Retrieved 1 May 2023. The station, known officially as 'Ballineen & Enniskean', replaced two separate stations which served these villages in May 1891
  3. "Ballineen and Enniskean Railway Station, Derrigra, Ballineen, Cork". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  4. "West Cork Railway". ballineenandenniskean.weebly.com. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  5. "1906 map". ballineenandenniskean.weebly.com. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  6. "Derrigra" (Map). Historic 6" (Last ed.). 1:5,000. 6 inch series (534930,554120; 2157 coordinate system). Ordnance Survey Ireland.
  7. "Irish Railways" (PDF). Railscot. Retrieved 7 May 2012. Final Closure [..] Ballineen & Enniskean [..] 01.04.1961


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