Castlederg railway station

Castlederg
Castlederg
	Photo of Castlederg railway station taken on 20 March 2007
General information
Location	Upper Strabane Rd.; Castlederg, County Tyrone; Northern Ireland; UK
Coordinates	54°42′32″N 7°35′26″W / 54.708811°N 7.590515°W
Elevation	173 ft
Platforms	1
Tracks	1
History
Original company	Castlederg and Victoria Bridge Tramway
Post-grouping	Castlederg and Victoria Bridge Tramway
Key dates
4 July 1884	Station opens
17 April 1933	Station closes

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

The Castlederg and Victoria Bridge Tramway opened the station on 4 July 1884.

It consisted of a station house (extant), goods store, engine house (location of Lyons Bros garage) and Managers house (extant, 54°42′31″N 7°35′20″W / 54.708566°N 7.588861°W / 54.708566; -7.588861)

The last services operated on 30 January 1933. The staff went on strike on 31 January, and the line never reopened. It closed formally on 17 April 1933.^[1]

Routes

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Terminus		Castlederg and Victoria Bridge Tramway Castlederg to Victoria Bridge		Spamount

References

^ "Castlederg station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 29 April 2012.

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[1] "Castlederg station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 29 April 2012.

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