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Londonderry Foyle Road railway station

Londonderry Foyle Road
Foyle Valley Railway station and sheds, Derry, Co. Londonderry - geograph.org.uk - 1494676.jpg
Foyle Valley Railway station and sheds at the former Londonderry Foyle Road railway station
Location Derry
County Londonderry
Northern Ireland, UK
Coordinates 54°59′27″N 7°19′15″W / 54.9907°N 7.3208°W / 54.9907; -7.3208Coordinates: 54°59′27″N 7°19′15″W / 54.9907°N 7.3208°W / 54.9907; -7.3208
History
Original company Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway
Post-grouping Great Northern Railway (Ireland)
Key dates
18 April 1850 Station opens
15 February 1965 Station closes

Londonderry Foyle Road railway station served Derry, County Londonderry in Northern Ireland.

The Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway opened the station on 18 April 1850. It replaced Londonderry Cow Market railway station which had formed the temporary terminus of the railway since opening in 1847.

It closed on 15 February 1965.

It is now the headquarters of the Foyle Valley Railway.

In the days of the GNR (I) the line ran underneath the other side of the Craigavon Bridge in 1960 to the station.



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