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
Location	Ballineen and Enniskean, County Cork Ireland
Coordinates	51.7355°N 8.9413°W / 51.7355; -8.9413
History
Opened	1891
Original company	West Cork Railway
Pre-grouping	Cork, Bandon and South Coast Railway
Post-grouping	Great Southern Railways
Key dates
12 June 1866	Two stations opened separately
15 May 1891	Stations merged
15 May 1961	Station closes
Services
Preceding station   West Cork Railway   Following station Desert   Bandon-Dunmanway   Dunmanway
Location Ballineen and Enniskean Location within County Cork Show map of County Cork Ballineen and Enniskean Ballineen and Enniskean (Ireland) Show map of 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The West Cork line closed in March 1961,^[2] and regular passenger services to the station were withdrawn from April 1961.^[7]