Fintona Junction railway station

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Fintona Junction
General information
Location Fintona, County Tyrone
Northern Ireland
UK
Coordinates 54°30′17″N7°19′34″W / 54.504705°N 7.326075°W / 54.504705; -7.326075
History
Opened1 May 1856
Closed1 October 1957
Original company Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway
Post-grouping Great Northern Railway (Ireland)

Fintona Junction railway station served Fintona in County Tyrone in Northern Ireland.

The Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway opened the station on 1 May 1856. It was taken over by the Great Northern Railway (Ireland) in 1883.

It closed on 1 October 1957. [1]

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References

  1. "Fintona Junction station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Omagh   Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway
Londonderry to Enniskillen
  Dromore Road
Terminus  Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway
Londonderry to Enniskillen
  Fintona