Cork Albert Quay railway station

Cork Albert Quay
A diesel locomotive hauls a freight transfer out of Albert Quay station on its way to Glanmire Road on 18 July 1975
Location	Cork, County Cork Ireland
Coordinates	51°53′54″N 8°27′44″W / 51.898274°N 8.462113°W / 51.898274; -8.462113Coordinates: 51°53′54″N 8°27′44″W / 51.898274°N 8.462113°W / 51.898274; -8.462113
History
Original company	Cork and Bandon Railway
Pre-grouping	Cork, Bandon and South Coast Railway
Post-grouping	Great Southern Railways
Key dates
8 December 1851	Station opens
1 April 1961	Station closes

Cork Albert Quay railway station was on the Cork and Bandon Railway in County Cork, Ireland.

History

The station opened on 8 December 1851 with services to Bandon, County Cork. From 1866 to 1879 and 1925 to 1935 it was also the terminus of the Cork and Macroom Direct Railway.

Regular passenger services were withdrawn on 1 April 1961.^[1]

Plans are currently being proposed to turn the station into an entertainment and event centre.

Preceding station		Following station
Terminus	Cork and Bandon Railway Cork-Bandon	Waterfall
Terminus	Cork and Macroom Direct Railway Cork-Macroom 1866-1879	Ballincollig
Terminus	Cork and Macroom Direct Railway Cork-Macroom 1925-1927	Bishopstown
Terminus	Cork and Macroom Direct Railway Cork-Macroom 1927-1935	Ballincollig

File:Cork, Albert Quay station; Cork, Bandon & South Coast Railway, 1948
Steam locomotives stored outside the station 17 July 1955.
Goods wagons stored in the yard 17 July 1955.
This time there is desolation with no rolling stock in the yard as well as evidence of track lifting 17 April 1967.

↑ "Cork Albert Quay station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2012-05-07.

Districts

Culture

Events	Cork Jazz Festival Cork Film Festival Cork International Choral Festival Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award Live at the Marquee SoundEye Festival
Venues	Cork Opera House Cork Public Museum Crawford Art Gallery Everyman Palace Theatre Lewis Glucksman Gallery

Education

Third level	Cork College of Commerce Cork Institute of Technology Griffith College Cork St. John's Central College University College Cork
Secondary	Bishopstown Community School Christian Brothers College Coláiste Chríost Rí Coláiste Stiofáin Naofa Douglas Community School North Monastery Mount Mercy College Presentation Brothers College Hamblin and Porter's Grammar School

Health

History

Media

Print	Cork Independent Evening Echo Irish Examiner
Radio	Cork's 96FM Red FM

Parks and
recreational areas

Religion

Streets

Water bodies

Other buildings
and structures

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