Cork and Bandon Railway
Introduction
This railway ran between Cork and Bandon, the nucleus of what became a network of lines south west from Cork, the Cork, Bandon and South Coast Railway. None of the network remains open today.
Dates
Portions of line and locations
This line is divided into a number of portions.
Cork to Bandon
The former Albert Quay station, terminus of the Cork Bandon & South Coast Railway. The Cork City Railways link to Glanmire Road passed through the ...Bill Roberton //1988
Albert Quay Station, Cork, in May 2019. The former main building at Albert Quay (opened in 1861) survives as offices although the station site has ...Mark Poustie 05/05/2019
The cycle route curving left in this picture is part of the former Cork City Railways route from Kent station to Albert Quay, which lasted from 1912 ...Mark Poustie 05/05/2019
The Cork City Railways line, linking the Great Southern & Western Railway system and the Cork, Bandon and South Coast Railway systems between Glanmire ...Mark Poustie 05/05/2019
The very inconveniently sited Ballinhassig Station, a stiff climb up from Halfway around half a mile away. The platform is visible and the former ...Mark Poustie 20/07/2020
Trackbed at Crossbarry looking towards the former station, just over half a mile to the east. Access to the former station from this section is not ...Mark Poustie 20/07/2020
Crossbarry, formerly Kinsale Junction, in July 2020. This is a view from the former trackbed just east of a level crossing over what were originally 4 ...Mark Poustie 20/07/2020
Crossbarry, formerly Kinsale Junction looking east to Ballinhassig and Cork from a former level crossing. There were originally four tracks here ...Mark Poustie 20/07/2020
Site of level crossing, Crossbarry, looking west towards Upton. While trying to find the site of Crossbarry station, I found a short stretch of ...Mark Poustie 20/07/2020
Upton station together with adjacent The Railway Bar. There was only a single platform here with a signal cabin at the western end of the platform. ...Mark Poustie 10/07/2020
Upton, the intermediate stop between Crossbarry and Bandon looking east back towards Crossbarry. The station building survives as an office along with ...Mark Poustie 10/07/2020
