Midleton railway station

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| opened =10 November 1859

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Midleton railway station is a railway station situated in Midleton, a town in south-eastern County Cork, in Ireland.

It is the terminus station on the Cork to Midleton commuter service. Passengers can travel to Glounthaune station to transfer to Cobh.{{cite web| url=http://www.irishrail.ie/index.jsp?p=119&n=147| website=Irish Rail| title=Timetables| access-date=2012-08-14| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402042758/http://www.irishrail.ie/train-timetables/timetables-by-route| archive-date=2019-04-02| url-status=dead}}

It has been rebuilt and reopened as a terminus station of the Cork Suburban Railway Line.{{cite web| title=Glounthaune to Midleton Railway| work=Iarnród Éireann| url=http://www.irishrail.ie/projects/glounthaune_midleton_railway.asp| accessdate=29 May 2009| archive-date=6 June 2011| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606125141/http://www.irishrail.ie/projects/glounthaune_midleton_railway.asp| url-status=dead}}{{cite web| title=Glounthaune to Midleton Railway - FAQ| work=Iarnród Éireann| url=http://www.irishrail.ie/projects/glounthaune_midleton_faq.asp| accessdate=29 May 2009}} The station currently has 2 platforms. There is a train operating by the hour from the station.

History

The station originally opened on 10 November 1859 and closed to all traffic in 1988. In 1963 the line was taken out of regular passenger service, from then the line carried daily goods trains, summer excursions and the beet in season. Goods were withdrawn in 1978, however the beet and excursions continued up until 1982. After 1982 the line was infrequently used for railtours, pilgrimages, company days out and finally a GAA special from Midleton in 1988.{{cite web| title=Midleton station| work=Railscot - Irish Railways| url=http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf| accessdate=31 August 2007}}

In November 2005 the government announced plans for reopening under the Transport 21 initiative. In what was seen as an "election publicity stunt",{{cite web| url=http://www.irishelection.com/2009/05/announce-announce-before-it-is-too-late/| title=Irish Election - Announce, Announce before it is too late| date=28 May 2009}} the station was reopened on 26 May 2009 when Iarnród Éireann brought a special train to the station for a press conference held by a government minister. The press conference was held on board the train, but the train remained stationary. According to an Iarnród Éireann spokesman, "the train wasn't certified to carry passengers."

The line reopened for passenger traffic on 30 July 2009 with new Park and Ride facilities for commuters to Cork City.{{cite web| title=First train will depart at 6.45am ... some day| work=Irish Examiner| date=26 May 2009| url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-20092675.html| accessdate=29 May 2009}}