Youghal railway station

51°56′23″N 7°50′50″W / 51.939619°N 7.847217°W / 51.939619; -7.847217Elevation7 ftHistoryOriginal companyCork and Youghal RailwayPre-groupingGreat Southern and Western RailwayPost-groupingGreat Southern RailwaysKey dates21 May 1860Station opens2 February 1963Station closes to regular passenger traffic (remaining open for irregular excursions)2 June 1978Goods traffic ceases (except beet)30 August 1982Station closes to goods traffic

Youghal railway station served the town of Youghal in County Cork, Ireland.

History

The station opened on 21 May 1860. Regular passenger services were withdrawn on 2 February 1963^[1]

The line was closed to all goods traffic except wagonload on 2 December 1974, closed to wagonload traffic except beet on 2 June 1978 and to beet traffic on 30 August 1982.^{[citation needed]}

CIÉ also ran summer seaside excursions to Youghal for passengers.^{[citation needed]}

The line has never been legally closed. The last train to depart from the seaside station was in 1987 by the Irish Railway Record Society. The following year Iarnród Éireann laid on two passenger trains from Midleton railway station for the Gaelic Athletic Association in Dublin.^{[citation needed]}

The line was then abandoned. Since 1988 Iarnród Éireann has showed little or no interest in the line. In 1992 seven miles of track between Midleton and Youghal were removed for reuse in Sligo.^{[citation needed]}

Youghal railway station has been re-roofed more recently.^[when?]

Routes

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Killeagh		Great Southern and Western Railway Cork-Youghal		Terminus

v t e Mallow-Youghal/ Cobh railway line
Legend
Dublin to Cork mainline Mallow-Waterford line (closed) Mallow Mallow–Tralee line Mourne Abbey (closed) Rathduff (closed) Blarney (closed) Cork Kent Tivoli (closed) Dunkettle (closed) Little Island Glounthaune Carrigtwohill Midleton Mogeely (closed) Killeagh (closed) Youghal (closed) Fota Carrigaloe Rushbrooke Cobh

References

External links

• Irish Rail - Projects - Glounthaune to Midleton Railway Archived 6 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine Official site providing news on its re-opening.