Youghal railway station

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Youghal
Eochaill
Location
Location	Youghal
Area	County Cork
Operations
Original company	Cork and Youghal Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Southern and Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Southern Railways
History
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
Disused railway stations in Ireland
Closed railway stations in Ireland A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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

The station opened on 21 May 1860. Regular services were withdrawn on 2 February 1963, although the station remained open privately, with occasional heritage excursion trains. Although a train has not travelled to Youghal since 1988, the station is legally still open. ^[1]

[edit] Routes

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

Mallow to Youghal/Cóbh
Legend Dublin to Cork mainline Mallow-Waterford line Mallow Mallow-Tralee line Mourne Abbey Rathduff Blarney (Open 2010) Monard (Open 2012) Kilbarry (Open 2010) Cork Kent Tivoli Dunkettle (Open 2010) Little Island Glounthaune Carrigtohill (Open 2010) Midleton (Open 2010) Mogeely Killeagh Youghal Fota Carrigaloe Ballynoe (Open 2010) Rushbrooke Cóbh

[edit] References

1. ^ Kilcoole station. Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved on 2008-04-23.

[edit] External Links

• Irish Rail - Projects - Glounthaune to Midleton RailwayOfficial site providing a history of the line, and news on its re-opening.