Mogeely railway station

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Mogeely

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A CIE 001 class locomotive stops at Mogeely with the daily (Mon-Fri) Cork - Youghal freight on 22 April 1977
General information
Location Mogeely, County Cork
Ireland
Coordinates 51°55′50″N8°03′27″W / 51.9306°N 8.0574°W / 51.9306; -8.0574
History
Original company Cork and Youghal Railway
Pre-grouping Great Southern and Western Railway
Post-grouping Great 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
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Mogeely
Location within County Cork
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Mogeely
Mogeely (Ireland)

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

Contents

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 Regular passenger services were withdrawn on 4 February 1963.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

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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.