Omagh railway passenger station served
Omagh
Omagh (; from ga, An Ómaigh , meaning 'the virgin plain') is the county town of County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is situated where the rivers Drumragh and Camowen meet to form the Strule. Northern Ireland's capital city Belfast is 68 m ...
in
County Tyrone
County Tyrone (; ) is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, one of the nine counties of Ulster and one of the thirty-two traditional counties of Ireland. It is no longer used as an administrative division for local government but retai ...
in
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 first station on 13 September 1852.
A series of temporary stations, near the junction with the
Portadown, Dungannon and Omagh Junction Railway
The Portadown, Dungannon and Omagh Junction Railway (PD&O) was an Irish gauge () railway in County Armagh and County Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland (now Northern Ireland).
Early development
Building of the PD&O line started from Portadown in 1855 ...
, served the town until 3 March 1863 when a new, joint station - shared by the two companies (or, rather, their successors)- was opened at the junction.
The station was taken over by the
Great Northern Railway (Ireland) in 1883.
It closed on 15 February 1965.
[Belfast Telegraph 15 February 1965]
Routes
References
Disused railway stations in County Tyrone
Railway stations opened in 1852
Railway stations closed in 1965
1852 establishments in Ireland
1965 disestablishments in Northern Ireland
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