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Encyclopedia > Cork Suburban Rail

The Cork Suburban Rail network serves the Metropolitan Cork area in County Cork, Ireland. Metropolitan Cork refers to the city of Cork, its suburbs and the satellite towns that feed into it. ... Statistics Province: Munster County Town: Cork Code: C (CK proposed) Area: 7,457 km² Population (2002) 447,829 Website: www. ...


It currently operates on two lines (Cóbh and Mallow), but another one is planned (Midleton) under the Transport 21 plan. Stations in italics are not yet built or open, but will be under Transport 21.

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Cóbh Line

Stations - Cork Kent, Dunkettle Little Island, Glounthaune, Fota, Carrigaloe, Ballynoe, Rushbrooke, Cóbh. Kent Station, Cork is an Iarnród Éireann train station, named after Thomas Kent. ... Little Island is an industrial and residential area to the east of Cork City. ... Glounthaune (Gleanntán in Irish) is a village just east of Cork city, in County Cork, Ireland. ... Fota Island is a small island in Cork harbour, Ireland, just north of the larger island of Cóbh. ... Ballynoe is a small hamlet close to Downpatrick. ... Cobh (An Cóbh in Irish, derived from English the cove) is a seaport in County Cork, Ireland (51°51′ N 8°18′ W). ...


Mallow Line

Stations - Cork Kent, Kilbarry, Monard, Blarney, Mallow. Kent Station, Cork is an Iarnród Éireann train station, named after Thomas Kent. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 51. ... Mallow is the common name of several closely related genera of plant in the family Malvaceae: Althaea – Marsh mallow Callirhoe – Poppy mallow Kosteletzkya – Seashore mallow Lavatera – Tree mallow or rose mallow Malacothamnus – Santa Cruz Island bush-mallow Malva – Mallow Malvaviscus – Turks cap mallow Sidalcea – Greek mallow Sphaeralcea – Globemallow Plants...


Midleton Line

This service does not exist at present, though it will follow the Cóbh Line as far as Glounthaune where it will break away and go to Carrigtwohill and Midleton. This is planned under the Transport 21 transport plan. Plans are for the lin to be complete by 2008. 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Stations - Cork Kent, Dunkettle, Little Island, Glounthaune, Carrigtwohill, Midleton. Kent Station, Cork is an Iarnród Éireann train station, named after Thomas Kent. ... Little Island is an industrial and residential area to the east of Cork City. ... Glounthaune (Gleanntán in Irish) is a village just east of Cork city, in County Cork, Ireland. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Midleton is a town in south-eastern County Cork, in the Republic of Ireland. ...


Other Information

  • Some trains run directly from Cóbh to Mallow and vice-versa, stopping at every station on the way.

See Also

Most Rail services in Ireland are provided by Iarnród Éireann in the Republic of Ireland, and by Northern Ireland Railways in Northern Ireland. ...

External Links

  • Cork Suburban Rail Map (2008)
  • Iarnród Éireann


 
 

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