Coordinates: 55°02′39″N 7°15′06″W / 55.0441°N 7.2518°W / 55.0441; -7.2518

Culmore railway station

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Culmore
NIR Class 3000 train passing the site of Culmore station in 2006
General information
LocationCulmore, County Londonderry
Northern Ireland
Coordinates55°02′39″N 7°15′06″W / 55.0441°N 7.2518°W / 55.0441; -7.2518
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLondonderry and Coleraine Railway
Post-groupingBelfast and Northern Counties Railway
Key dates
1 October 1853Station opens
2 July 1973Station closes
Location
Culmore is located in Northern Ireland
Culmore
Culmore
Location within Northern Ireland
Map

Culmore railway station served Culmore and Coolkeeragh in County Londonderry in Northern Ireland.

A 1907 Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram showing (left) railways in the vicinity of Culmore

The Londonderry and Coleraine Railway opened the station on 1 October 1853.[1]

It closed on 2 July 1973.

Routes

Preceding station   Northern Ireland Railways   Following station
Bellarena   Northern Ireland Railways
Belfast-Derry
  Derry~Londonderry
  Historical railways  
Eglinton
Line open, station closed
  Londonderry and Coleraine Railway
Coleraine-Derry
  Derry~Londonderry
Line and station open

References

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