Dungannon railway station

Dungannon
A modern view of the former Dungannon railway station, now in use as a car park
General information
LocationDungannon, County Tyrone
Northern Ireland
Coordinates54°30′06″N 6°46′17″W / 54.501551°N 6.771284°W / 54.501551; -6.771284
History
Original companyPortadown, Dungannon and Omagh Junction Railway
Post-groupingGreat Northern Railway
Key dates
5 April 1858Station opens
2 September 1861Station relocated
15 February 1965Station closes

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

History

The Portadown, Dungannon and Omagh Junction Railway opened the station on 5 April 1858.[1] On 2 September 1861, the station was relocated as the line was extended to Omagh railway station[2] completing the Portadown – Derry railway route that came to be informally called "The Derry Road".[3]

In 1876 it was taken over by the Great Northern Railway[4] and built a branch line from Dungannon to Cookstown in 1879.[2]

It closed on 15 February 1965 when the Ulster Transport Authority mothballed the Derry Road line.[5]

Railway Revival

There is the future possibility of the line being reopened to Portadown railway station.[6]

There are plans to reopen railway lines in Northern Ireland including the line from Portadown to Dungannon as well as towards Omagh.[7]

Portadown is the nearest station run by Northern Ireland Railways with trains to Bangor and the Enterprise direct to Belfast Lanyon Place in the east and south to Newry, Dundalk Clarke and Dublin Connolly.

There is also the possibility of reopening the railway from Portadown to Armagh railway station.[8]

Routes

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Trew and Moy   Portadown, Dungannon and Omagh Junction Railway
Portadown to Omagh 		  Donaghmore
Terminus   Great Northern Railway
Dungannon to Cookstown 		  Coalisland
  Proposed Services  
Portadown   All-Island Strategic Rail Review
Derry-Portadown Line 		  Omagh

References

  1. ^ "Dungannon (PD) station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  2. ^ a b Hajducki, S. Maxwell (1974). A Railway Atlas of Ireland. Newton Abbott: David & Charles. map 8. ISBN 0 7153 5167 2.
  3. ^ FitzGerald, J.D. (1995). The Derry Road. Colourpoint Transport. Gortrush: Colourpoint Press. ISBN 1 898392 09 9.
  4. ^ Hajducki, op. cit., page xiii
  5. ^ "Dungannon (PDO) station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  6. ^ All aboard! Dungannon railway hopes revived, Tyrone Times, 28 January 2013
  7. ^ "New lines proposed in Northern Ireland rail plan". railjournal.com. 3 May 2014. which refers to Railway Investment Prioritisation Strategy, May 2014
  8. ^ The Ulster Gazette. 16 May 2013