Londonderry Graving Dock railway station

Londonderry Graving Dock
General information
Location	Strand Road, Derry Northern Ireland
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway
Pre-grouping	Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway
Post-grouping	Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway
Key dates
12 November 1863	Station opens
6 September 1948	Station closes for passengers
10 August 1953	Station closes
Location

Londonderry Graving Dock railway station served Derry in Northern Ireland. It was the eastern terminus of the Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway (L&LSR), a 3 foot gauge system of lines that extended westwards to County Donegal.

History

The station was opened by the L&LSR on 12 November 1863.

The station closed to passengers on 6 September 1948, with passenger trains being replaced by the company's own buses until 2014 (when the L&LSR Company ceased trading and was liquidated). Freight services ended on 10 August 1953. ^[1]

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Londonderry Middle Quay		Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway		Gallagh Road

See also

• Peace Bridge (Foyle)
• Derry~Londonderry Railway Station
• Londonderry Cow Market railway station
• Londonderry Foyle Road railway station
• Londonderry Victoria Road railway station

References

1. "Londonderry Graving Dock station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 24 May 2008.

• Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.
• Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN   978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC   22311137.
• Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN   978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC   228266687.

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