Omagh railway station
Appearance
Omagh | |
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![]() Passenger train hauled by GNRI Class U locomotive no. 204 Antrim leaves Omagh on 7 June 1957 | |
General information | |
Location | Omagh, County Tyrone Northern Ireland UK |
Coordinates | 54°35′56″N 7°18′37″W / 54.598767°N 7.310309°W |
History | |
Original company | Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway |
Post-grouping | Great Northern Railway (Ireland) |
Key dates | |
13 September 1852 | Station opens |
15 February 1965 | Station closes |
Omagh railway passenger station served Omagh in County Tyrone in Northern Ireland.
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.[3]
Routes
[edit]Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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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 |
![](https://cdn.statically.io/img/upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Railway_Goods_Building%2C_Omagh_-_geograph.org.uk_-_132103.jpg/220px-Railway_Goods_Building%2C_Omagh_-_geograph.org.uk_-_132103.jpg)
![](https://cdn.statically.io/img/upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Omagh_Rail_Tragedy_Memorial%2C_Omagh_-_geograph.org.uk_-_271888.jpg/220px-Omagh_Rail_Tragedy_Memorial%2C_Omagh_-_geograph.org.uk_-_271888.jpg)
![](https://cdn.statically.io/img/upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/%22Station_Hotel%22%2C_James_Street%2C_Omagh_-_geograph.org.uk_-_617933.jpg/220px-%22Station_Hotel%22%2C_James_Street%2C_Omagh_-_geograph.org.uk_-_617933.jpg)
References
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