Stewartstown | |
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General information | |
Location | Stewartstown, County Tyrone Northern Ireland UK |
Coordinates | 54°34′27″N6°40′56″W / 54.574059°N 6.682343°W |
History | |
Original company | Great Northern Railway |
Post-grouping | Great Northern Railway |
Key dates | |
28 July 1879 | Station opens |
16 January 1956 | Station closes to passengers |
1 June 1958 | Station closes |
Stewartstown railway station served Stewartstown in County Tyrone in Northern Ireland.
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.
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Coalisland | Great Northern Railway Dungannon to Cookstown | Cookstown |
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