Cork-Youghal rail line east of Glounthaune was closed to scheduled rail traffic in the mid 1970s. The line to Youghal railway station had irregular freight and "special" passenger train traffic up until 1988 when it was fully closed and became derelict. After calls and political pressure for its re-opening, it was proposed under Transport 21 to renew the line as far as Midleton. After numerous delays, construction finally began in early 2008, and it opened in July 2009. The section from Midleton to Youghal is to become a public greenway. Proposals The "Cork Metropolitan Area Transport Strategy 2040", published in 2019, proposed the electrification of the suburban rail and the addition of new stations on the Cork-Cobh line at Tivoli, Dunkettle, Ballynoe, Carrigtwohill West and Water Rock, and at Blarney, Monard, and Blackpool on the Mallow line. A proposal to reopen the Tivoli station (prompted by the relocation of the Port of Cork from Tivoli to Ringaskiddy) was also included in a planned 2019 urban regeneration scheme. See also Cork City Railways Belfast Suburban Rail Dublin Suburban Rail Limerick Suburban Rail Galway Suburban Rail Rail transport in Ireland References External links Cork Suburban Rail Map (2017) Transport 21: Cork Commuter Rail, retrieved 13 March 2011 Iarnród Éireann project page for Glounthaune-Midleton, retrieved 13 March 2011 Passenger rail transport in Ireland Railway lines in Ireland Transport in Cork (city) Transport in County Cork