RAILSCOT | Cork and Macroom Direct Railway

Cork and Macroom Direct Railway

Introduction

This closed line ran west from Cork to Macroom.

Dates

/ /1861	Cork and Macroom Direct Railway Incorporated.
/ /1866	Cork and Macroom Direct Railway Opened from Cork Albert Quay (using a mile of the Cork and Bandon Railway) to Macroom.
/ /1879	Cork and Macroom Direct Railway Opened an independent terminus, Cork Capwell. Junction with Cork and Bandon Railway taken out.
/ /1925	Athenry and Tuam Extension to Claremorris Railway Ballinascarthy and Timoleague Junction Light Railway Ballinrobe and Claremorris Light Railway Baltimore Extension Railway Bantry Extension Railway Cavan and Leitrim Railway City of Dublin Junction Railways Clonakilty Extension Railway Cork and Macroom Direct Railway Cork and Muskerry Light Railway Cork, Blackrock and Passage Railway Cork City Railways Donoughmore Extension Railway Dublin and Kingstown Railway Dublin and South Eastern Railway Great Southern Railway Loughrea and Attymon Light Railway New Ross and Waterford Extension Railway Schull and Skibbereen Light Railway South Clare Railways Southern Railway [Ireland] Timoleague and Courtmacsherry Light Railway Timoleague and Courtmacsherry Extension Light Railway Tralee and Dingle Light Railway Tralee and Fenit Railway Waterford and Tramore Railway West Carbery Tramways and Light Railways West Clare Railway Merged to become Great Southern Railways.
/ /1925	Cork and Macroom Direct Railway Great Southern Railways closes Cork Capwell, diverting trains to Cork Albert Quay.
/ /1935	Cork and Macroom Direct Railway Closed to passengers.
/ /1947	Cork and Macroom Direct Railway Closed to goods.
/ /1953	Cork and Macroom Direct Railway Closed to cattle trains and completely. Damming of the River Lee flooded the trackbed.

Portions of line and locations

This line is divided into a number of portions.

Cork to Macroom

The line originally ran from the Cork and Bandon terminus of Cork Albert Quay.

Macroom Junction

Ballincorrig

Kilumney

Kilcrea

Crookstown Road

Dooniskey

Macroom Ticket Platform

Macroom

Cork terminus

From 1879 to 1925 the line had its own terminus in Cork. Both before and afterwards the line used Cork Albert Quay as its terminus.

Cork Capwell

Cork & Macroom Direct Railway's Capwell Station in Cork. Yet another terminus station in the city for the Irish standard gauge line opened in 1866 ...
Mark Poustie 05/05/2019