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Desert railway station was on the West Cork Railway in County Cork, Ireland.

Desert
General information
Location	County Cork Ireland
Coordinates
History
Original company	West Cork Railway
Pre-grouping	Cork, Bandon and South Coast Railway
Post-grouping	Great Southern Railways
Key dates
12 June 1866	Station opens as Gaggin
1 April 1961	Station closes
Location
Desert Location within County Cork Show map of County Cork Desert Desert (Ireland) Show map of Ireland

History

The station opened on 12 June 1866.

Regular passenger services were withdrawn on 1 April 1961.[1]

Routes

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Clonakilty Junction		West Cork Railway Bandon-Dunmanway		Ballineen and Enniskean

Further reading

• R.V.J. Butt (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1

References

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