Londonderry Graving Dock railway station served Derry in Northern Ireland. It was the eastern terminus of the Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway (L&LSR), a 3 foot gauge system of lines that extended westwards to County Donegal.
Londonderry Graving Dock | |
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General information | |
Location | Strand Road, Derry Northern Ireland |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway |
Pre-grouping | Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway |
Post-grouping | Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway |
Key dates | |
12 November 1863 | Station opens |
6 September 1948 | Station closes for passengers |
10 August 1953 | Station closes |
History
editThe station was opened by the L&LSR on 12 November 1863.
The station closed to passengers on 6 September 1948, with passenger trains being replaced by the company's own buses until 2014 (when the L&LSR Company ceased trading and was liquidated). Freight services ended on 10 August 1953.[1]
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Londonderry Middle Quay | Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway | Gallagh Road |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Londonderry Graving Dock station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 24 May 2008.
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.