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Strabane railway station

Strabane railway station was one of two terminals serving Strabane, County Tyrone in Northern Ireland. The GNI platforms were in service 1847–1965; the CDR platforms were in service 1894–1960.

History

GNR

The Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway opened the station on 19 April 1847. It was taken over by the Great Northern Railway (Ireland) in 1883.

The Finn Valley Railway began Irish gauge () services from this station to Stranorlar railway station from 7 September 1863. When this route was converted to on 16 July 1894 the Donegal Railway Company built another station in Strabane adjacent to the GNRI railway station. The two stations were linked by a footbridge.

It closed on 15 February 1965 when the Ulster Transport Authority mothballed the Derry Road line.

CDR

The Finn Valley Railway operated an Irish Gauge route to Stranorlar from Strabane (GNI) railway station from 7 September 1863. When this route was converted to on 16 July 1894 the Donegal Railway Company built Strabane (CDR) railway station adjacent to the existing Great Northern Railway (Ireland) railway station. The two stations were connected by a footbridge.

The station was also later the terminus for the Strabane and Letterkenny Railway which operated from 1909. The station closed on 1 January 1960.

Railway revival

It was proposed the station be reopened in 2023 by the All-Island Strategic Rail Review as part of a Derry—Portadown railway, although action has yet to be taken as of April 2024.

Routes

GNR

CDR

Current site use

The remains of the station were demolished in 1989 and the location is now occupied by an Asda car park.

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