Londonderry Foyle Road railway station served

Derry Derry, officially Londonderry (), is the second-largest city in Northern Ireland and the fifth-largest city on the island of Ireland. The name ''Derry'' is an anglicisation of the Old Irish name (modern Irish: ) meaning 'oak grove'. The ...

Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Nort ...

. The

Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway The Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway (L&ER) was an Irish gauge () railway in Ireland. Construction and opening The Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway was incorporated in 1845. Construction began at Derry and followed the west bank of the ...

opened the station on 18 April 1850. It replaced

Londonderry Cow Market railway station Londonderry Cow Market railway station served Derry, County Londonderry in Northern Ireland. The Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway opened the station on 19 April 1847. It was the temporary terminus of the railway until Londonderry Foyle Roa ...

which had formed the temporary terminus of the railway since opening in 1847. It closed on 15 February 1965. It was entirely demolished soon afterwards. The site is now the headquarters of the

Foyle Valley Railway The Foyle Valley Railway is a narrow gauge heritage railway in Derry, Northern Ireland. Foyle Valley Railway Museum was initially opened in 1990 on the site of Foyle Road station of the GNR (Ireland). In August 2016, Destined Ltd, a charity ...

Routes

Gallery

File:Londonderry across River Foyle from Craigavon Bridge, 1960 geograph-3774455-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg, In the days of the GNR (I) the line ran underneath the other side of the

Craigavon Bridge The Craigavon Bridge is one of three bridges in Derry, Northern Ireland. It crosses the River Foyle further south than the Foyle Bridge and Peace Bridge. It is one of only a few double-decker road bridges in Europe. It was named after Lord Craiga ...

in 1960 to the station.

References

Disused railway stations in County Londonderry Buildings and structures in Derry (city) Railway stations opened in 1850 Railway stations closed in 1965 {{Ireland-railstation-stub Railway stations in Northern Ireland opened in 1850