Bundoran Junction railway station

Bundoran Junction railway station served Irvinestown in County Tyrone in Northern Ireland.

Bundoran Junction
One of the signal cabins from Bundoran Junction in preservation at the DCDR.
LocationKilskeery, County Tyrone
Northern Ireland
UK
History
Original companyLondonderry and Enniskillen Railway
Post-groupingGreat Northern Railway (Ireland)
Key dates
19 August 1854Station opens as Lowtherstown Road
1 June 1861Station renamed as Irvinestown
1 March 1863Station renamed as Irvinestown Road
13 June 1866Station renamed as Bundoran Junction
1 October 1957Station closes

The Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway opened the station as Lowtherstown Road on 19 August 1854. It was renamed Irvinestown on 1 March 1863, and Irvinestown Road on 13 June 1866, and finally Bundoran Junction on 13 June 1866 when the Enniskillen and Bundoran Railway opened their line to Bundoran.

It was taken over by the Great Northern Railway (Ireland) in 1883.

It closed on 1 October 1957.[1]

Preserved Signal Cabin
The cabin being moved through Downpatrick yard

One of the signal cabins from Bundoran Junction (North Cabin) survived long enough to make it into preservation at the Downpatrick and County Down Railway. The wooden top half of the cabin was moved by lorry to Downpatrick in 2011. In October 2015, it was craned onto a flat wagon and hauled through Downpatrick station yard. Upon arrival, it was craned off and placed in its permanent position at the Northern end of the station platform. Work is currently (As of July 2016) underway to restore the cabin to its former glory. It is envisioned that it will become fully functional, replacing the ground frame which controls the station headshunt. Upon assuming this new role, the cabin shall be renamed Downpatrick East.

Routes
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Trillick   Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway
Londonderry to Enniskillen		   Ballinamallard
Terminus   Enniskillen and Bundoran Railway
Bundoran Junction to Bundoran		   Irvinestown

References
  1. "Bundoran Junction station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 29 April 2012.


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