Londonderry Foyle Road
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Foyle Valley Railway station and sheds at the former Londonderry Foyle Road railway station
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Location |
Derry County Londonderry Northern Ireland, UK |
Coordinates | 54°59′27″N 7°19′15″W / 54.9907°N 7.3208°WCoordinates: 54°59′27″N 7°19′15″W / 54.9907°N 7.3208°W |
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.