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The Cork and Muskerry Light Railway had its terminus Cork Western Road towards the west of the city centre, near the banks of the River Lee. From Western Road, it was possible to travel from Cork to the region of Muskerry, with destinations including Coachford, Blarney and later Donoughmore. The terminus was open from 08.08.1887 to 31.12.1934.
The CASP was a strategic plan for the Cork City region jointly developed by Cork City and County Council. This update to the CASP was reflected in the 2009 Cork County Development Plan, where the possibility of the identified rapid transit corridors being developed as light rail or bus rapid transit. [8]
The Cork and Muskerry Light Railway (CMLR) operated from its own station, the Cork Western Road railway station, in Cork city. The initial lines westwards from Cork to Blarney and Coachford opened in 1887 and 1888 respectively. The railway operated as a roadside tramway, and the locomotives were fitted with cowcatchers.
Other rail routes terminating or traversing Cork city were the Cork, Blackrock and Passage Railway, a line to Macroom, the Cork and Muskerry Light Railway to Blarney, Coachford and Donoughmore, as well as the Cork, Bandon and South Coast Railway connecting Bantry, Skibbereen, Clonakilty and many other West Cork towns. West Cork trains ...
Railway Opened Closed Length Notes Clonmacnoise and West Offaly Railway: 1990s: 2008: tourist attraction: Cork, Blackrock and Passage Railway: 1902: 1932: 16 mi (26 km) 1850: 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) Cork and Muskerry Light Railway: 1887: 1934: 25 mi (40 km) County Donegal Railways Joint Committee: 1892: 1960: 121 mi (195 km) 1863: 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
The Cork Suburban Rail (Irish: Iarnród Fobhailteach Chorcaí) network serves areas in and around Cork city in Ireland. There has been a suburban rail system in Cork since the middle of the 19th century; however, it was subject to line closures in the 20th century. The city also had a tram network - a short-lived horse-tram service in the 1870s ...
The first railway in Ireland opened in 1834. At its peak in 1920, Ireland had 5,600 km (3,480 mi) of railway; now only about half of this remains. A large area around the border has no rail service. Ireland's first light rail line was opened on 30 June 2004.
Cork Western Road railway station was a terminus station on the Cork and Muskerry Light Railway in County Cork, Ireland.The station was located at Lancaster Quay (the Bishop's Marsh) on the Western Road, close to what is now the River Lee Hotel in Cork city.