Omagh railway station explained

Omagh
Native Name Lang:ga
Borough:Omagh, County Tyrone
Northern Ireland
Country:UK
Coordinates:54.5988°N -7.3103°W
Original:Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway
Postgroup:Great Northern Railway (Ireland)
Years:13 September 1852
Events:Station opens
Years1:15 February 1965
Events1: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]

Notes and References

  1. Company's advertisement Londonderry Sentinel 24 (sic) September 1852
  2. Tyrone Constitution 27 February 1863
  3. Belfast Telegraph 15 February 1965