I am just parked in the Youghal Greenway parking lot and talked to one of they guys working here. While he didn't know when it will open, he told me that they finished laying asphalt all the way between Killeagh & Youghal. They were just connecting the parking lot to the greenway itself. Great progress!! Can't wait for it to open soon :)
I expect they'll finish everything to the west of the car park and open that to the public , , and then spend forever doing the actual station , probably finishing up middle to late next year
@@dronehawk That would be great tho. At least people can use it then. I checked out a few bits around killeagh. still lots of work to do around some crossings - especially towards Mogeely
Had they reopeoned the railway line from Midleton to Youghal, they could have taken thousands of cars off the road. It would also have given Youghal a majour tourism boost. A lost oppertunity.
I'd have turned it into a heritage line , steam trains taking tourists up to midelton and the Distillery and back again with regular passenger trains in between. But no slap down some tarmac and call it a day
As nice as this will be when its finished,the whole line should have been reopened to Youghal instead of just to Midleton.Just imagine 2 trains an hour out of Cork with one terminating at Midleton and the other continuing to Youghal.With all the talk of reopening other lines in Ireland this has to go down as a big error,what a shame.
Great shots but it's just one long straight stretch threw fields nothing much to see🤦🤦😢 a railway would have been fantastic and a huge boost for youghal
@@dronehawk And people with disabilities cannot use these greenways, something I feel cycling advocates fail to appreciate when they promote these greenways as public transport options.
I'm not opposed to greenways but using mothballed rail lines is a terrible idea. We wouldn't have had the Luas or the Foynes reopening had those track alignments not been kept in stasis for future use.
Agreed, a waste of good rail service just like the rest of these greenways tbh, the government are too lazy to make a good and decent railway network tbh, also need to service more trains and such tbh
@@jankford There's not enough demand because the quality of the services were poor. Poor services > low passenger demand > curtailed services > lower passenger demand > eventual line closure.
Rail line was abandoned 40 years ago. Last regular passenger service was 60 years ago. All surveys showed there was no demand for a rail line. Most of the N25 traffic is coming much further from youghal. Midleton to Cork line has barely a dozen passengers most times and the railway car parks are usually half empty. A rail line would only serve people who live and work within a very small radius of a train station, and theres not many of those. Population density in Mogeely and Killeagh is very low. It's even a 20 min walk from the centre of Youghal to the youghal train station. Most N25 traffic at Cork is through Jack Lynch tunnel so these people won't be getting the train anyways.
Absolute joke that there wasn’t the political will to reinstate a railway. Also I can’t believe it’s taken so long to bring it to completion…the people of east cork deserve good public transport. Traffic in Castlemartyr and Killeagh is a joke…
I am just parked in the Youghal Greenway parking lot and talked to one of they guys working here. While he didn't know when it will open, he told me that they finished laying asphalt all the way between Killeagh & Youghal. They were just connecting the parking lot to the greenway itself. Great progress!! Can't wait for it to open soon :)
I expect they'll finish everything to the west of the car park and open that to the public , , and then spend forever doing the actual station , probably finishing up middle to late next year
@@dronehawk That would be great tho. At least people can use it then.
I checked out a few bits around killeagh. still lots of work to do around some crossings - especially towards Mogeely
Visual stimulant and enticement to historical heitage that has been transformed into the modern era
Look forward to being able to cycle this greenway from Waterford. Glad to see this taking shape.
Some waste of money we need hospitals and new roads before these
Amazing views, thank you 👍
Looks great. Looks to be mostly complete with some bit needing a bit of work.
The contractors are slow on this one though, they are years late.
Fantastic! ❤
Had they reopeoned the railway line from Midleton to Youghal, they could have taken thousands of cars off the road. It would also have given Youghal a majour tourism boost. A lost oppertunity.
I'd have turned it into a heritage line , steam trains taking tourists up to midelton and the Distillery and back again with regular passenger trains in between. But no slap down some tarmac and call it a day
As nice as this will be when its finished,the whole line should have been reopened to Youghal instead of just to Midleton.Just imagine 2 trains an hour out of Cork with one terminating at Midleton and the other continuing to Youghal.With all the talk of reopening other lines in Ireland this has to go down as a big error,what a shame.
Great shots but it's just one long straight stretch threw fields nothing much to see🤦🤦😢 a railway would have been fantastic and a huge boost for youghal
True , its one very long straight stretch with no scenery , too long for walkers . Will only be utilised by people on bikes
@@dronehawk And people with disabilities cannot use these greenways, something I feel cycling advocates fail to appreciate when they promote these greenways as public transport options.
*through
Parts of railway line not greenway should reopen to trains to stop Pollution, Car Accidents, Road Deaths & Traffic Jams.
I'm not opposed to greenways but using mothballed rail lines is a terrible idea. We wouldn't have had the Luas or the Foynes reopening had those track alignments not been kept in stasis for future use.
BTW, I don't see anything "green" about 15 miles of tarmac ripping up the countryside.
@@mlc4495as opposed to 15 miles of overgrown rusty railway?
What a waste of a perfectly good commuter railway alignment :(
A railway would be better
Very depressing. A missed opportunity on a massive scale and one that will be rued by future generations.
Agreed, a waste of good rail service just like the rest of these greenways tbh, the government are too lazy to make a good and decent railway network tbh, also need to service more trains and such tbh
Never enough demand to justify heavy rail
@@jankford There's not enough demand because the quality of the services were poor.
Poor services > low passenger demand > curtailed services > lower passenger demand > eventual line closure.
Rail line was abandoned 40 years ago. Last regular passenger service was 60 years ago.
All surveys showed there was no demand for a rail line. Most of the N25 traffic is coming much further from youghal.
Midleton to Cork line has barely a dozen passengers most times and the railway car parks are usually half empty.
A rail line would only serve people who live and work within a very small radius of a train station, and theres not many of those. Population density in Mogeely and Killeagh is very low. It's even a 20 min walk from the centre of Youghal to the youghal train station.
Most N25 traffic at Cork is through Jack Lynch tunnel so these people won't be getting the train anyways.
@@mlc4495I think the huge increase in car ownership had a massive impact also.
Absolute joke that there wasn’t the political will to reinstate a railway. Also I can’t believe it’s taken so long to bring it to completion…the people of east cork deserve good public transport. Traffic in Castlemartyr and Killeagh is a joke…
A train line wouldn't put a dent in this traffic. The N24 is going to be upgraded so traffic from Waterford will have a better alternative to the N25
I hate greenways
Same here, greenways aren't as appealing then railway's tbh, especially how long they are, who came up with that idea anyway?
I hate whingers
Astonishing waste of money.