Strabane railway station (GNRI)

Strabane (GNRI)
General information
LocationRailway St.
Strabane, County Tyrone
Northern Ireland
UK
Coordinates54°49′50″N 7°28′13″W / 54.830478°N 7.470319°W / 54.830478; -7.470319
Elevation13 ft
Platforms2
Tracks2
Other information
StatusDemolished
History
Original companyLondonderry and Enniskillen Railway
Post-groupingGreat Northern Railway (Ireland)
Key dates
19 April 1847Station opens
15 February 1965Station closes

Strabane railway station served Strabane, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland in the United Kingdom.

History

The Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway opened the station on 19 April 1847. It was taken over by the Great Northern Railway (Ireland) in 1883.

The Finn Valley Railway began Irish gauge (5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)) services from this station to Stranorlar railway station from 7 September 1863. When this route was converted to 3 ft (914 mm) on 16 July 1894 the Donegal Railway Company built another station in Strabane adjacent to the GNRI railway station. The two stations were linked by a footbridge.

It closed on 15 February 1965 when the Ulster Transport Authority mothballed the Derry Road line.[1]

The remains of the station were demolished in 1989[2] and the location is now occupied by an Asda car park.

Railway revival

It was proposed the station be reopened in 2023 by the All-Island Strategic Rail Review as part of a Derry—Portadown railway,[3] although action has yet to be taken as of April 2024.

Routes

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Porthall   Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway
Londonderry to Enniskillen 		  Sion Mills
Clady   Finn Valley Railway
Strabane to Stranorlar 1863-1894 		  Terminus
  Proposed Services  
Omagh   All-Island Strategic Rail Review
Derry-Portadown Line 		  Derry ~ Londonderry

References

  1. ^ "Strabane (GNI) station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 24 May 2008.
  2. ^ "Strabane (GNI) station". Disused Stations. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  3. ^ "All-Island Strategic Rail Review makes 30 proposals to develop railways in Ireland". Railway Gazette International. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2024.