Umbra railway station

Umbra
Umbra
	NIR Class 80 train passing the site of Umbra station in 1984
General information
Location	Benone, County Londonderry ; Northern Ireland
Coordinates	55°09′43″N6°51′47″W / 55.162065°N 6.862948°W
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Londonderry and Coleraine Railway
Post-grouping	Belfast and Northern Counties Railway
Key dates
1855	Station opens
1861	Station closes

Last updated July 11, 2023

Umbra railway station served the Umbra nature reserve near Downhill in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.

The Londonderry and Coleraine Railway opened the station in 1855.^[1]

It served only as a request stop for its short lifetime, and closed in 1861.

Routes

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Downhill Line open, station closed		Londonderry and Coleraine Railway Coleraine-Derry		Magilligan Line open, station closed

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References

↑ "Umbra station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 29 April 2012.

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[1] "Umbra station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 29 April 2012.

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