On 6 September 1886 Ballydehob railway station opened on the narrow gauge Schull and Skibbereen Railway with a large sports event held in Ballydehob to mark the occasion.
At the time there was a 15 m.p.h.
speed limit on the railway.
The line's 12 arch bridge dominates the Ballydehob estuary.
Mounting losses, coal shortages and the arrival of buses and motor cars eventually brought the closure of the line.
The final train ran on 27 January 1947 and the station finally closed altogether on 1 June 1953.
Ballydehob was the main intermediate station on the railway.
On 6 September 1886 Ballydehob railway station opened on the narrow gauge Schull and Skibbereen Railway with a large sports event held in Ballydehob to mark the occasion. At the time there was a 15 m.p.h. speed limit on the railway. The line's 12 arch bridge dominates the Ballydehob estuary. Mounting losses, coal shortages and the arrival of buses and motor cars eventually brought the closure of the line. The final train ran on 27 January 1947 and the station finally closed altogether on 1 June 1953. Ballydehob was the main intermediate station on the railway.
Ballydehob