Historic bridges · Northern Ireland
Victoria Bridge railway station
Victoria Bridge railway station in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
Kenneth Allen — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–30 min
About
Victoria Bridge railway station is a place of interest in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Victoria Bridge in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland was served by two adjacent railway stations.
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Background
History
The Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway opened their station on 9 May 1852. It was taken over by the Great Northern Railway (Ireland) in 1883. Victoria Bridge was the terminus of the Castlederg and Victoria Bridge Tramway, a 7¼ mile long narrow gauge railway linking the GNR(I) main line with the nearby market town of Castlederg. This station opened on 4 July 1884 and closed on 17 April 1933. Billy Anderson was the last man in charge of Victoria Bridge (GNI) station. Patsy Mc Garrigle served as signalman for the final five years. Victoria Bridge Station was unique because it was constructed from wood and was very beautiful. Now demolished. The Great Northern Railway (Ireland) station closed…
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- Coordinates
- 54.7628, -7.4558
- Address
- | borough = Victoria Bridge, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Sources
- wikidata: Q16902650 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Victoria Bridge railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Victoria Bridge railway station?
- Victoria Bridge railway station is in Northern Ireland, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.7628°, -7.4558°.