Fintona railway station

Fintona
The entrance to the station at Fintona on 7 June 1957
General information
Location	Fintona, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland UK
Coordinates	54°29′51″N7°19′11″W / 54.497366°N 7.319691°W / 54.497366; -7.319691
History
Original company	Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway
Post-grouping	Great Northern Railway (Ireland)
Key dates
5 June 1853	Station opens
1 October 1957	Station closes
Location

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

History

Fintona horse tram

The Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway opened the station on 5 June 1853. From 1856, mainline services were withdrawn, and the station was the terminus of a branch line from Fintona Junction railway station. Passenger services on this branch line were worked by a horse, from 1883 until the closure of the line with a double-deck tram car. Freight services, however, were worked by a locomotive. ^[1]

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

The line closed on 1 October 1957, ^[2] having been the last horse-worked passenger railway on the island of Ireland. ^[3]

Routes

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Omagh		Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway Londonderry to Enniskillen 1853-1856		Terminus
Fintona Junction		Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway Londonderry to Enniskillen 1856-1957		Terminus

References

1. Irish Railway Record Society (London Area), ed. (1976). Irish Railways in Pictures No.1 - Great Northern.
2. "Fintona station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
3. "The Irish Railway System". Railway Preservation Society of Ireland. Retrieved 28 November 2025.