Omagh railway station

Omagh railway station served Omagh in County Tyrone in Northern Ireland.

Omagh
Passenger train hauled by GNRI Class U locomotive no. 204 Antrim leaves Omagh on 7 June 1957
LocationOmagh, County Tyrone
Northern Ireland
UK
History
Original companyLondonderry and Enniskillen Railway
Post-groupingGreat Northern Railway (Ireland)
Key dates
3 September 1852Station opens
15 February 1965Station closes

The Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway opened the station on 9 May 1852.

The station was relocated in 1863 at the junction with the Portadown, Dungannon and Omagh Junction Railway when this reached Omagh, and the two companies shared the new station.

It was taken over by the Great Northern Railway (Ireland) in 1883.

It closed on 15 February 1965.[1]

Routes

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Newtownstewart   Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway
Londonderry to Enniskillen 1853 - 1856
  Fintona
Newtownstewart   Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway
Londonderry to Enniskillen 1856 - 1957
  Fintona Junction
Beragh   Portadown, Dungannon and Omagh Junction Railway
Portadown to Omagh
  Terminus
Railway Goods Building in Omagh.
Omagh Rail Tragedy Memorial.
Formerly named the Station Hotel in Omagh.
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References

"The First and Last" Pub, being the first and last pub on the way to the station in Omagh, which is also currently closed.
  1. "Omagh station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 29 April 2012.


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