Omagh railway station

Omagh railway passenger station served Omagh in County Tyrone in Northern Ireland.

Omagh
Passenger train hauled by GNRI Class U locomotive no. 204 Antrim leaves Omagh on 7 June 1957
LocationOmagh, County Tyrone
Northern Ireland
UK
History
Original companyLondonderry and Enniskillen Railway
Post-groupingGreat Northern Railway (Ireland)
Key dates
13 September 1852Station opens
15 February 1965Station closes

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]

Routes
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Newtownstewart   Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway
Londonderry to Enniskillen 1853 - 1856		   Fintona
Newtownstewart   Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway
Londonderry to Enniskillen 1856 - 1957		   Fintona Junction
Beragh   Portadown, Dungannon and Omagh Junction Railway
Portadown to Omagh		   Terminus
Railway Goods Building in Omagh.
Omagh Rail Tragedy Memorial.
Formerly named the Station Hotel in Omagh.

References
"The First and Last" Pub, being the first and last pub on the way to the station in Omagh, which is also currently closed.
  1. Company's advertisement Londonderry Sentinel 24 (sic) September 1852
  2. Tyrone Constitution 27 February 1863
  3. Belfast Telegraph 15 February 1965


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