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Tower Bridge railway station

Coordinates: 51°55′22″N 8°36′11″W / 51.9228°N 8.6031°W / 51.9228; -8.6031
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Tower Bridge
General information
LocationTower, County Cork
Ireland
Coordinates51°55′22″N 8°36′11″W / 51.9228°N 8.6031°W / 51.9228; -8.6031
History
Original companyCork and Muskerry Light Railway
Pre-groupingCork and Muskerry Light Railway
Post-groupingGreat Southern Railways
Key dates
8 August 1887Station opens[1]
31 December 1934Station closes[1]

Tower Bridge railway station was on the Cork and Muskerry Light Railway in County Cork, Ireland.[2] It served the village of Tower until its closure in 1934.[3]

History

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The station opened on 8 August 1887.[4] With the closure of the Cork and Muskerry Light Railway, passenger services were withdrawn on 31 December 1934.[4] The nearby Tower Bridge, which was altered to accommodate the railway line, is a protected structure.[3]

Routes

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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Coachford Junction   Cork and Muskerry Light Railway
Coachford Junction-Blarney
  St. Anne's

References

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  1. ^ a b Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 232. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
  2. ^ Bell, A, ed. (15 May 1915). "The Cork and Muskerry Light Railway". The Locomotive. XXI (273). Locomotive Publishing Company: 110. the [Cork and Muskerry Light] railway follows the picturesque valley of the River Shournagh to St Anne's (714 miles), passing on the way the stations of Healy's Bridge (434), Coachford Junction (614), and Tower Bridge (634 miles from Cork).
  3. ^ a b Tower & Cloghroe - Collaborative Town Centre Health Check (CTCHC) Report (PDF), Heritage Council, 2023, pp. 5, 6, retrieved 26 August 2024, The establishment of the Cork and Muskerry Light Railway Line [..] in 1887 connected Tower and Cloghroe via stations at Tower Bridge and St. Ann's Hydro [..] The Cork and Muskerry Light Railway Line closed in 1934 [..] Protected Structures in Tower [..] Tower Bridge [..] The additional square-headed span at the north-west end appears to have been added at a later date to accommodate the Great Southern railway line
  4. ^ a b Ayres, Bob (2003). "Irish Railway Station Dates" (PDF). Irish Railway Record Society. p. 55.