Cork Albert Quay railway station explained

Cork Albert Quay
Native Name Lang:	ga
Borough:	Cork, County Cork
Country:	Ireland
Coordinates:	51.8983°N -8.4621°W
Original:	Cork and Bandon Railway
Pregroup:	Cork, Bandon and South Coast Railway
Postgroup:	Great Southern Railways

Cork Albert Quay railway station was on the Cork, Bandon and South Coast 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Regular passenger services were withdrawn on 1 April 1961.

Building

In the early 21st century some of the remaining listed/protected structures bordering the Albert Quay station were incorporated into the Enterprise Ireland "Webworks" office development on Eglinton Street and Albert Quay. This included the building formerly housing the CIÉ area offices,^[1] which is now known as Albert Quay House.^{[2] [3]}

Further reading

• Book: R.V.J. Butt . The Directory of Railway Stations . Patrick Stephens Ltd. . 1995.

Notes and References

1. Branch Line News International . Cork Properties . Branch Line Society . 717 . 1993 . The closed Cork, Bandon & South Coast Railway terminus at Albert Quay, subsequently the CIE Area Offices [has] been offices for a milling company since the tramway closed. (Cork Examiner, 10 July, 27 August 1993) .
2. Web site: Webworks, Albert Quay House, Albert Quay, Cork . John Paul Construction . 28 August 2017.
3. Web site: Enterprise Ireland Webworks Innovation Centre, Albert Quay, Cork . Stwarchitects.com . 28 August 2017 .