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Newtownstewart railway station

Coordinates: 54°43′21″N 7°22′30″W / 54.722450°N 7.375047°W / 54.722450; -7.375047
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Newtownstewart
General information
LocationNewtownstewart, County Tyrone
Northern Ireland
UK
Coordinates54°43′21″N 7°22′30″W / 54.722450°N 7.375047°W / 54.722450; -7.375047
History
Original companyLondonderry and Enniskillen Railway
Post-groupingGreat Northern Railway (Ireland)
Key dates
9 May 1852Station opens
15 February 1965Station closes

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

The Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway opened the station on 9 May 1852. It was taken over by the Great Northern Railway (Ireland) in 1883.

It closed on 15 February 1965.[1]

Blackrock Bridge near Newtownstewart, carrying the closed GNR mainline that ran through County Tyrone.

Routes

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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Victoria Bridge   Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway
Londonderry to Enniskillen
  Omagh

References

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