Stewartstown railway station

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Stewartstown
General information
Location Stewartstown, County Tyrone
Northern Ireland
UK
Coordinates 54°34′27″N6°40′56″W / 54.574059°N 6.682343°W / 54.574059; -6.682343
History
Original company Great Northern Railway
Post-grouping Great Northern Railway
Key dates
28 July 1879Station opens
16 January 1956Station closes to passengers
1 June 1958Station closes

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

Contents

History

The Great Northern Railway opened the station on 28 July 1879. [1]

The line was closed to passenger traffic on 16 January 1956, but the station survived until 1 June 1958. The line was closed north of Coalisland the following year and the rest in 1965.

Routes

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Coalisland   Great Northern Railway
Dungannon to Cookstown
  Cookstown

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References

  1. "Stewartstown station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 29 April 2012.