Dromore Road | |
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General information | |
Location | Dromore, County Tyrone Northern Ireland UK |
Coordinates | 54°29′44″N7°27′39″W / 54.495589°N 7.460789°W |
History | |
Original company | Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway |
Post-grouping | Great Northern Railway (Ireland) |
Key dates | |
16 January 1854 | Station opens |
1 October 1957 | Station closes |
Dromore Road railway station served Dromore in County Tyrone in Northern Ireland.
The Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway opened the station on 16 January 1854. It was taken over by the Great Northern Railway (Ireland) in 1883.
It closed on 1 October 1957. [1]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Fintona Junction | Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway Londonderry to Enniskillen | Trillick |
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