Donemana railway station explained

Donemana
Native Name Lang:ga
Borough:County Tyrone
Northern Ireland
Country:UK
Coordinates:54.8871°N -7.3744°W
Original:Donegal Railway Company
Postgroup:County Donegal Railways Joint Committee
Years:6 August 1900
Events:Station opens
Years1:1 January 1955
Events1:Station closes

Donemana railway station served Donemana, County Tyrone in Northern Ireland.

It was opened by the Donegal Railway Company on 6 August 1900. It closed on 1 January 1955.[1]

Accident

The station was the site of a fatal accident after 9 p.m. on Sunday 7 September 1913, when an approaching train from Derry failed to slow down and stop. One person was killed and several injured, some seriously. One of the small group of passengers travelling from Derry, Margaret McCay, wife of farmer John McCay, from the townland of Gortileck between the villages of Dunamanagh and Artigarvan, was five months pregnant and suffered a mild concussion in the accident. She and the unborn child survived, with the safe arrival of John McCay on 4 January 1914. The Board of Trade enquiry found 'excessive speed' and an 'intoxicated driver and fireman' to be the cause of the accident.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Donemana station . Railscot - Irish Railways . 27 April 2012.