Youghal railway station
Youghal Eochaill | |
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General information | |
Location | Front Strand Youghal,County Cork Ireland |
Coordinates | 51°56′23″N7°50′50″W/ 51.939619°N 7.847217°W |
Elevation | 7 ft |
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 stationserved the town ofYoughalinCounty Cork,Ireland.
History
[edit]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 Regular passenger services were withdrawn on 2 February 1963[1]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]
CIÉalso 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 yearIarnród Éireannlaid on two passenger trains fromMidleton railway stationfor theGaelic Athletic Associationin Dublin.[citation needed]
The line was then abandoned. Since 1988Iarnród Éireannhas 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
[edit]Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Killeagh | Great Southern and Western Railway Cork-Youghal |
Terminus |
Mallow-Youghal/ Cobh railway line | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References
[edit]- ^"Youghal station"(PDF).Railscot - Irish Railways.Retrieved23 April2008.
External links
[edit]- Irish Rail - Projects - Glounthaune to Midleton RailwayArchived6 June 2011 at theWayback MachineOfficial site providing news on its re-opening.