Cork, Blackrock and Passage Railway

Cork, Blackrock and Passage Railway
Overview
Termini
  • Cork City
  • Crosshaven
History
Opened18 June 1850 (1850-06-18)
Closed10 September 1932 (1932-09-10)
Technical
Line length17.5 mi (28.2 km)
Track gauge3 ft (914 mm)
Old gauge5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) Irish gauge
Route map

Patrick Bridge
Cork Albert Street
Show Ground Halt
Blackrock
Douglas Viaduct
Rochestown
Passage
Glenbrook
Monkstown
Rafeen
Carrigaline
Carrigaline Viaduct
Crosshaven Viaduct
Crosshaven

The Cork, Blackrock and Passage Railway (CB&PR) was a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge railway in County Cork, Ireland. The line originally opened in 1850 as a 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) Irish standard gauge railway between Cork and Passage West and operated steam feeder ferries to other locations round Cork Harbour. The company was heavily dependent on summer tourist traffic for a considerable proportion of its revenue. The railway was converted to 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge in 1900 in conjunction with extensions southwards to Crosshaven which were completed in 1904. The railway closed in 1932 and has since been replaced by a public pathway and nature area.