Cork Kent railway station
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Cork Kent
Stáisiún Kent  |
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Cork Kent railway station
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| Location | Lower Glanmire Road, Cork, T23 E6TD Republic of Ireland |
| Coordinates | 51°54′06″N 8°27′32″W / 51.901786°N 8.458829°WCoordinates: 51°54′06″N 8°27′32″W / 51.901786°N 8.458829°W |
| Owned by | Iarnród Éireann |
| Operated by | Iarnród Éireann |
| Platforms | 5 |
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| Structure type | At-grade |
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| Station code | 30 |
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| 1893 | Station opened as Glanmire Road |
| 1966 | Renamed as Kent Station |
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† Not served by through trains
from Dublin to Cork
Kent Station (Irish: Stáisiún Kent) is an Iarnród Éireann railway station in Cork, Ireland. Originally opened in 1893, the station operates as a hub for Intercity services to Dublin and Tralee and commuter services to Mallow, Cobh and Midleton.
The station was originally called Glanmire Road Station, but was renamed for Thomas Kent in 1966 on the 50th anniversary of the Easter Rising.
The station opened on 2 February 1893 and the current building was built in the same year. The station replaced two earlier stations that served as separate termini for the Great Southern and Western Railway (GS&WR) and Youghal Railway. The original GS&WR station for the Glanmire line was located directly in front of the portal of the tunnel through which the railway into Cork passed. The original Cork & Youghal Railway terminus was above the tunnel portal.
The purpose of the new station was to allow through running of trains after the 1865 takeover of the Cork and Youghal Railway by the Great Southern and Western Railway. The station is the only one of the six Cork railway stations that exists today.
The station served as a filming location for the 1979 movie The First Great Train Robbery starring Sean Connery, Donald Sutherland and Lesley-Anne Down.
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