Upton and Innishannon railway station
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| borough = Upton, County Cork
| country = Ireland
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| original = Cork and Bandon Railway
| pregroup = Cork, Bandon and South Coast Railway
| postgroup = Great Southern Railways
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| years = 1 August 1849
| events = Station opens
| years1 = 1 April 1961
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Upton and Innishannon railway station was on the Cork and Bandon Railway in County Cork, Ireland.
History
Located near the village of Upton, the station opened as Brinney on 1 August 1849. It was renamed Upton and Brinney on 1 November 1851. It was further renamed Upton on 1 July 1883, and Upton and Innishannon from 1 July 1894.{{citation needed|date=July 2021}}
It was the scene of the Upton Train Ambush on 15 February 1921 when the Irish Republican Army mounted an attack on a train carrying British soldiers.Guerrilla Days in Ireland. Tom Barry. Anvil Books. 1981. {{ISBN|0900068574}}. The action was a disaster for the IRA; three of its volunteers were killed and two wounded. Six British soldiers were wounded, three seriously. At least six civilian passengers were killed and ten wounded in the crossfire.{{citation needed|date=July 2021}}
Regular passenger services were withdrawn on 1 April 1961.{{cite web | title=Upton and Innishannon station | work=Railscot - Irish Railways | url=http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf | accessdate=2012-05-07}}
Routes
{{Disused Rail Start}}
{{Rail line
|previous=Junction
|next=Bandon
|route=Cork and Bandon Railway
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Further reading
- {{cite book|author=R.V.J. Butt |title= The Directory of Railway Stations |publisher=Patrick Stephens Ltd. |year=1995}} {{ISBN|1-85260-508-1}}