Desert railway station was on the
West Cork Railway
Cork, Bandon and South Coast Railway (CB&SCR), was an Irish gauge () railway in Ireland. It opened in 1849 as the Cork and Bandon Railway (C&BR), changed its name to Cork Bandon and South Coast Railway in 1888 and became part of the Great Sou ...
in
County Cork
County Cork ( ga, Contae Chorcaí) is the largest and the southernmost county of Ireland, named after the city of Cork, the state's second-largest city. It is in the province of Munster and the Southern Region. Its largest market towns are ...
,
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
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History
The station opened on 12 June 1866.
Regular passenger services were withdrawn on 1 April 1961.
Routes
Further reading
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References
External links
Irish Railway Stations; Deserton eiretrains.com
Railway station, Farrannasheshery, Corkon NIAH Buildings of Ireland database
Disused railway stations in County Cork
1866 establishments in Ireland
Railway stations in the Republic of Ireland opened in 1866
Railway stations in the Republic of Ireland closed in 1961
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