Youghal railway station

Youghal Eochaill
File:Train at Youghal - geograph.org.uk - 2428249.jpg After working a freight train from Cork, one of CIE's 121 class diesel locomotives is turned on the turntable at the east end of Youghal station in March 1975
Location	Youghal, County Cork Ireland
History
Original company	Cork and Youghal Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Southern and Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Southern Railways
Key dates
21 May 1860	Station opens
2 February 1963	Station closes to regular passenger traffic (remaining open for irregular excursions)
2 June 1978	Goods traffic ceases (except beet)
30 August 1982	Station 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 Regular passenger services were withdrawn on 2 February 1963

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.

CIÉ also ran summer seaside excursions to Youghal for passengers.

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.

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.

Youghal railway station has been re-roofed more recently.

Routes

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

Mallow to Youghal/Cóbh
Legend Dublin to Cork mainline Mallow-Waterford line (closed) Mallow Mallow–Tralee line Mourne Abbey (closed) Rathduff (closed) Blarney(future) Monard(future) Kilbarry(future) Cork Kent Tivoli (closed) Dunkettle(future) Little Island Glounthaune Carrigtwohill West(future) Carrigtwohill Midleton Mogeely (closed) Killeagh (closed) Youghal (closed) Fota Carrigaloe Ballynoe(future) Rushbrooke Cobh

External links

• Irish Rail - Projects - Glounthaune to Midleton Railway Official site providing news on its re-opening.