Strabane and Letterkenny Railway
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| Private company | |
| Industry | Public transport, Freight |
| Founded | Ireland, UK (1909) |
| Headquarters | Strabane |
The Strabane and Letterkenny Railway was a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge[1] railway line between Strabane, County Tyrone and Letterkenny, County Donegal in Ireland.
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History
The County Donegal Railways Joint Committee (CDRJC) constructed the Strabane and Letterkenny Railway. It opened for public service on 1 January 1909 with a route length of 19.25 miles.
It was the last railway constructed by the CDRJC bringing the network operated by this company to 121 miles.
The company pioneered the use of diesel operated railcars, but despite this innovation, closure came at the end of 1959, and the railway was shut on 1 January 1960.
File:Athlone, Cavan & Clara. LetterKenny Strabane RJD 113.jpg
Railway Clearing House map with stations in Strabane and Letterkenny
Stations
- Strabane
- Lifford Halt
- Ballindrait
- Coolaghy Halt
- Raphoe
- Convoy
- Cornagillagh Halt
- Glenmaquin
- Letterkenny
See also
Notes
- ↑ Johnson's Atlas & Gazetteer of the Railways of Ireland, Stephen Johnson, Midland Publishing Limited, 1997, ISBN 1-85780-044-3
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- Transport companies of the Republic of Ireland
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- Transport in County Donegal
- Transport in County Tyrone
- 3 ft gauge railways in Ireland
- Railway lines opened in 1909
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