Omagh railway station

Omagh
Passenger train hauled by GNRI Class U locomotive no. 204 Antrim leaves Omagh on 7 June 1957
General information
LocationRailway Terrace, James Street
Omagh, County Tyrone
Northern Ireland
UK
Coordinates54°35′56″N 7°18′37″W / 54.598767°N 7.310309°W / 54.598767; -7.310309
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDemolished
History
Original companyLondonderry and Enniskillen Railway
Post-groupingGreat Northern Railway (Ireland)
Key dates
13 September 1852Station opens
15 February 1965Station closes

Omagh railway station was a railway station that served Omagh in County Tyrone in Northern Ireland.

History

The Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway opened the first station on 13 September 1852.[1]

A series of temporary stations, near the junction with the Portadown, Dungannon and Omagh Junction Railway, served the town until 3 March 1863 when a new, joint station - shared by the two companies (or, rather, their successors)- was opened [2] at the junction.

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

It closed on 15 February 1965 when the Ulster Transport Authority mothballed the Derry Road line.[3]

Railway Revival

Translink and Northern Ireland Railways are planning to reopen railway lines in Northern Ireland including the Derry Road line from Portadown to Derry, which would reintroduce rail services to Omagh as well as in Dungannon and Strabane.[4]

Routes

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Newtownstewart
Line and station closed 		  Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway
Londonderry to Enniskillen 1853 - 1856 		  Fintona
Line and station closed
Newtownstewart
Line and station closed 		  Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway
Londonderry to Enniskillen 1856 - 1957 		  Fintona Junction
Line and station closed
Beragh
Line and station closed 		  Portadown, Dungannon and Omagh Junction Railway
Portadown to Omagh 		  Terminus
  Proposed Services  
Dungannon   All-Island Strategic Rail Review
Derry-Portadown Line 		  Strabane
Railway Goods Building in Omagh.
Omagh Rail Tragedy Memorial.
Formerly named the Station Hotel in Omagh.
"The First and Last" Pub, being the first and last pub on the way to the station in Omagh, which is also currently closed.

References

  1. ^ Company's advertisement Londonderry Sentinel 24 (sic) September 1852
  2. ^ Tyrone Constitution 27 February 1863
  3. ^ Belfast Telegraph 15 February 1965
  4. ^ "New lines proposed in Northern Ireland rail plan". railjournal.com. 3 May 2014. which refers to Railway Investment Prioritisation Strategy, May 2014

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