Strabane railway station (GNRI)
Strabane (GNI) | |
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General information | |
Location | Railway St. Strabane, County Tyrone Northern Ireland UK |
Coordinates | 54°49′50″N 7°28′13″W / 54.830478°N 7.470319°W |
Elevation | 13 ft |
Platforms | 2 |
Tracks | 2 |
History | |
Original company | Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway |
Post-grouping | Great Northern Railway (Ireland) |
Key dates | |
19 April 1847 | Station opens |
15 February 1965 | Station closes |
Strabane (GNI) railway station served Strabane, County Tyrone in the United Kingdom.
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 Strabane (CDR) railway station adjacent to the Great Northern Railway (Ireland) railway station. The two stations were linked by a footbridge.
It closed on 15 February 1965.[1]
The location is now occupied by an Asda car park.
It was proposed the station be reopened in 2023 by the All-Island Strategic Rail Review as part of a Derry—Portadown railway,[2] although action has yet to be taken as of April 2024.
Routes
[edit]Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Porthall | Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway Londonderry to Enniskillen | Sion Mills | ||
Clady | Finn Valley Railway Strabane to Stranorlar 1863-1894 | Terminus |
References
[edit]- ^ "Strabane (GNI) station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 24 May 2008.
- ^ "All-Island Strategic Rail Review makes 30 proposals to develop railways in Ireland". Railway Gazette International. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2024.