Dromore Road railway station

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Dromore Road
General information
Location Dromore, County Tyrone
Northern Ireland
UK
Coordinates 54°29′44″N7°27′39″W / 54.495589°N 7.460789°W / 54.495589; -7.460789
History
Original company Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway
Post-grouping Great Northern Railway (Ireland)
Key dates
16 January 1854Station opens
1 October 1957Station 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]

Routes

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Fintona Junction   Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway
Londonderry to Enniskillen
  Trillick

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References

  1. "Dromore Road station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 29 April 2012.