Dungannon railway station

Dungannon railway station served Dungannon in County Tyrone in Northern Ireland.

Dungannon
A modern view of the former Dungannon railway station, now in use as a car park
General information
Location	Dungannon, County Tyrone Northern Ireland
Coordinates	54.501551°N 6.771284°W / 54.501551; -6.771284
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

History

The Portadown, Dungannon and Omagh Junction Railway opened the station on 5 April 1858.^[1] On 2 September 1861, the station was relocated as the line was extended to Omagh railway station^[2] completing the Portadown – Derry railway route that came to be informally called "The Derry Road".^[3]

In 1876 it was taken over by the Great Northern Railway^[4] and built a branch line from Dungannon to Cookstown in 1879.^[2]

It closed on 15 February 1965 when the Ulster Transport Authority mothballed the Derry Road line.^[5]

Railway Revival

There is the future possibility of the line being reopened to Portadown railway station.^[6]

There are plans to reopen railway lines in Northern Ireland including the line from Portadown to Dungannon as well as towards Omagh.^[7]

Portadown is the nearest station run by Northern Ireland Railways with trains to Bangor and the Enterprise direct to Belfast Lanyon Place in the east and south to Newry, Dundalk Clarke and Dublin Connolly.

There is also the possibility of reopening the railway from Portadown to Armagh railway station.^[8]

Routes

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Trew and Moy		Portadown, Dungannon and Omagh Junction Railway Portadown to Omagh		Donaghmore
Terminus		Great Northern Railway Dungannon to Cookstown		Coalisland
	Proposed Services
Portadown		All-Island Strategic Rail Review Derry-Portadown Line		Omagh