Dungannon railway station
Dungannon railway station served Dungannon in County Tyrone in Northern Ireland.
Dungannon | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Dungannon, County Tyrone Northern Ireland UK |
| Coordinates | 54.501551°N 6.771284°W |
| History | |
| Original company | Portadown, Dungannon and Omagh Junction Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Northern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 5 April 1858 | Station opens |
| 2 September 1861 | Station relocated |
| 15 February 1965 | Station closes |
The Portadown, Dungannon and Omagh Junction Railway opened the station on 5 April 1858. On 2 September 1861, the station was relocated as the line was extended to Omagh railway station completing the Portadown – Derry railway route that came to be informally called "The Derry Road".
In 1876 it was taken over by the Great Northern Railway and built a branch line from Dungannon to Cookstown in 1879.
It closed on 15 February 1965.
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