Strabane railway station

Strabane railway station was one of two terminals serving Strabane, County Tyrone in Northern Ireland. The GNI platforms were in service 1847–1965; the CDR platforms were in service 1894–1960.

Strabane (CDR)
Station sign in the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum in Cultra.
General information
Location	Station Rd. Strabane, County Tyrone Northern Ireland UK
Coordinates	54.830478°N 7.470319°W / 54.830478; -7.470319
Elevation	13 ft
Other information
Status	Demolished
History
Original company	Donegal Railway Company
Post-grouping	County Donegal Railways Joint Committee
Key dates
16 July 1894	Station opens
1 January 1960	Station closes
Location

Strabane (GNRI)
General information
Location	Railway St. Strabane, County Tyrone Northern Ireland UK
Coordinates	54.830478°N 7.470319°W / 54.830478; -7.470319
Elevation	13 ft
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Demolished
History
Original company	Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway
Post-grouping	Great Northern Railway (Ireland)
Key dates
19 April 1847	Station opens
15 February 1965	Station closes
Location

History

GNR

The Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway opened the station on 19 April 1847. It was taken over by the Great Northern Railway (Ireland) in 1883.

The Finn Valley Railway began Irish gauge (5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)) services from this station to Stranorlar railway station from 7 September 1863. When this route was converted to 3 ft (914 mm) on 16 July 1894 the Donegal Railway Company built another station in Strabane adjacent to the GNRI railway station. The two stations were linked by a footbridge.

It closed on 15 February 1965 when the Ulster Transport Authority mothballed the Derry Road line.^[1]

CDR

The Finn Valley Railway operated an Irish Gauge route to Stranorlar from Strabane (GNI) railway station from 7 September 1863. When this route was converted to 3 ft (914 mm) on 16 July 1894 the Donegal Railway Company built Strabane (CDR) railway station adjacent to the existing Great Northern Railway (Ireland) railway station. The two stations were connected by a footbridge.

The station was also later the terminus for the Strabane and Letterkenny Railway which operated from 1909. The station closed on 1 January 1960.^[2]

Railway revival

It was proposed the station be reopened in 2023 by the All-Island Strategic Rail Review as part of a Derry—Portadown railway,^[3] although action has yet to be taken as of April 2024.

Routes

GNR

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Porthall		Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway Londonderry to Enniskillen		Sion Mills
Clady		Finn Valley Railway Strabane to Stranorlar 1863-1894		Terminus
	Proposed Services
Omagh		All-Island Strategic Rail Review Derry-Portadown Line		Derry ~ Londonderry

CDR

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Terminus		Donegal Railway Company Strabane to Stranorlar 1894-1960		Clady
Ballymagorry		Donegal Railway Company Londonderry to Strabane 1900-1955		Terminus
Terminus		Strabane and Letterkenny Railway Strabane to Letterkenny 1909-1960		Lifford Halt

Current site use

The remains of the station were demolished in 1989^[4] and the location is now occupied by an Asda car park.