Youghal railway station

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

Youghal

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After working a freight train from Cork, one of CIÉ's 121 class diesel locomotives is turned on the turntable at the east end of Youghal station in March 1975
General information
LocationFront Strand
Youghal, County Cork
Ireland
Coordinates 51.939619°N 7.847217°W / 51.939619; -7.847217
Elevation7 ft
History
Original companyCork and Youghal Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Southern and Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Southern Railways
Key dates
21 May 1860Station opens
2 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

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 Regular passenger services were withdrawn on 2 February 1963[1]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.

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

References
  1. "Youghal station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 23 April 2008.
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