Group pushes for reopening of Youghal rail line to help ease 'phenomenal' gridlock

Passenger trains from Midleton to Youghal were discontinued in 1963, while freight trains continued to use the line until 1982.

A Cork schoolchildren's summer excursion to Youghal leaves Lower Glanmire Road station on July 7, 1931 Picture: Irish Examiner Archive

A group pushing for the reopening of a railway line to Youghal in East Cork will meet with Irish Rail officials later this month given the "phenomenal" gridlock on roads into the town.

The East Cork Rail Alliance met with TDs and senators in Leinster House in September to lobby for the reopening of the line.