page_title: The Glen, Cork
section_title: 19th century railway tunnel
hierarchical_section_title: The Glen, Cork / History / 19th century railway tunnel
caption_attribution_description: English: The first of four ventilation shafts constructed c. 1850 for a subterranean tunnel connecting Mallow to Cork city.
context_page_description: The Glen is a predominantly residential area on the north side of Cork City, Ireland. The area consists of mostly social housing estates near an ancient glacial valley known as the 'Glen River Park'. The Glen recorded a population of 2,354 in the 2011 census. The Glen is within the Cork North-Central Dáil constituency.
context_section_description: The Glen is also the location of a subterranean railway tunnel that was constructed from 1847 to 1855 to connect Mallow to Cork city. The tunnel had four ventilation shafts, all of which are still standing and two of these are located in The Glen. One is located in Arderin Way and the other can be found in Glentrasna Drive.
caption: One of four ventilation shafts constructed c.1850 for a subterranean railway tunnel under The Glen. The adjacent metallic train sculpture was added c.2000
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