Sixmilecross | |
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General information | |
Location | Sixmilecross, County Tyrone Northern Ireland UK |
History | |
Original company | Portadown, Dungannon and Omagh Junction Railway |
Post-grouping | Great Northern Railway |
Key dates | |
1 January 1863 | Station opens |
10 June 1965 | Station closes |
Sixmilecross railway station served Sixmilecross in County Tyrone in Northern Ireland.
The Portadown, Dungannon and Omagh Junction Railway opened the station on 1 January 1863. In 1876 it was taken over by the Great Northern Railway.
It closed on 15 February 1965. [1]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Carrickmore (Tyrone) | Portadown, Dungannon and Omagh Junction Railway Portadown to Omagh | Beragh |
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