Mogeely
A CIE 001 class locomotive stops at Mogeely with the daily (Mon-Fri) Cork - Youghal freight on 22 April 1977
General information
LocationMogeely, County Cork
Ireland
Coordinates 51°55′50″N 8°03′27″W / 51.9306°N 8.0574°W / 51.9306; -8.0574
History
Original companyCork and Youghal Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Southern and Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Southern Railways
Key dates
17 February 1860Station opens
4 February 1963Station closes
Late 2019Plans for repurposing the railway into a Greenway secured
Early 2022Construction of the Greenway starts
Location
Mogeely is located in County Cork
Mogeely
Mogeely
Location within County Cork
Mogeely is located in Ireland
Mogeely
Mogeely
Mogeely (Ireland)

Mogeely railway station served the village of Mogeely in County Cork, Ireland.

History

The station opened on 17 February 1860. Regular passenger services were withdrawn on 4 February 1963.[1]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.

Reconstruction

The Department of Transport announced that they will be spending €9m turning the railway station into a public Greenway. The Greenway will be a 23 km long strip of the now abandoned Midleton to Youghal railway line. It will also be the first Greenway built in County Cork. The Greenway will be a walking and cycling route through East Cork which will connect the towns and villages of Midleton, Mogeely, Killeagh and Youghal.[2]

The Midleton to Youghal Greenway is currently under construction, and they plan to open the Midleton-Mogeely section of the Greenway in Summer 2023 (although the dates are not confirmed). They aim to open the full Midleton to Youghal Greenway sometime in early-mid 2024.[3]

Originally, the Greenway was set to be completed in late 2022, but the construction of the Greenway was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Routes

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

Further reading

  • R.V.J. Butt (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1

References

  1. ↑ "Mogeely station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 23 April 2008.
  2. ↑ "Midleton Youghal Greenway". Cork County Council. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  3. ↑ "Midleton Youghal Greenway". Cork County Council. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
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