Omagh railway station

Omagh
Passenger train hauled by GNRI Class U locomotive no. 204 Antrim leaves Omagh on 7 June 1957
General information
Location	Railway Terrace, James Street Omagh, County Tyrone Northern Ireland UK
Coordinates	54°35′56″N7°18′37″W / 54.598767°N 7.310309°W / 54.598767; -7.310309
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Demolished
History
Original company	Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway
Post-grouping	Great Northern Railway (Ireland)
Key dates
13 September 1852	Station opens
15 February 1965	Station closes
Location

Omagh railway station was a railway station that served Omagh in County Tyrone in Northern Ireland.

History

The Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway opened the first station on 13 September 1852. ^[1]

A series of temporary stations, near the junction with the Portadown, Dungannon and Omagh Junction Railway, served the town until 3 March 1863 when a new, joint station - shared by the two companies (or, rather, their successors)- was opened ^[2] at the junction.

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

On 24 November 1950, five permanent way workers were killed when a passenger train struck them in heavy fog as it entered the station. The incident is known as the Omagh rail tragedy and is commemorated locally with a memorial stone and garden. ^[3]

It closed on 15 February 1965 when the Ulster Transport Authority mothballed the Derry Road line. ^[4]

Railway Revival

Translink and Northern Ireland Railways are planning to reopen railway lines in Northern Ireland including the Derry Road line from Portadown to Derry, which would reintroduce rail services to Omagh as well as in Dungannon and Strabane. ^[5]

Routes

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Newtownstewart Line and station closed		Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway Londonderry to Enniskillen 1853 - 1856		Fintona Line and station closed
Newtownstewart Line and station closed		Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway Londonderry to Enniskillen 1856 - 1957		Fintona Junction Line and station closed
Beragh Line and station closed		Portadown, Dungannon and Omagh Junction Railway Portadown to Omagh		Terminus
	Proposed Services
Dungannon		All-Island Strategic Rail Review Derry-Portadown Line		Strabane

Gallery

Railway Goods Building in Omagh.

Omagh Rail Tragedy Memorial.

Formerly named the Station Hotel in Omagh.

"The First and Last" Pub, being the first and last pub on the way to the station in Omagh, which is also currently closed.

References

1. Company's advertisement Londonderry Sentinel 24 (sic) September 1852
2. Tyrone Constitution 27 February 1863
3. Mitchell, Elaine (24 November 2025). "Remembering the five rail workers killed by train". BBC News. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
4. Belfast Telegraph 15 February 1965
5. "New lines proposed in Northern Ireland rail plan". railjournal.com. 3 May 2014. which refers to Railway Investment Prioritisation Strategy, May 2014

External links

Media related to Omagh railway station at Wikimedia Commons