Strabane railway station (GNRI)

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
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

Strabane railway station served Strabane, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland in the United Kingdom.

History

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.

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

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, although action has yet to be taken as of April 2024.

Routes

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