Victoria Bridge railway station

Victoria Bridge
The station building for Victoria Bridge, which is now a private residence
General information
Location	Victoria Bridge, County Tyrone Northern Ireland UK
Coordinates	54.763785°N 7.456911°W / 54.763785; -7.456911
Elevation	63 ft
Construction
Structure type	Wooden
Architect	William H. Mills
History
Original company	Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway
Post-grouping	Great Northern Railway (Ireland)
Key dates
9 May 1852	Station opens
15 February 1965	Station closes

Victoria Bridge in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland was served by two adjacent railway stations.

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.^[1]

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 on 15 February 1965.^[2]

Routes

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Trafalgar (County Tyrone)		Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway Londonderry to Enniskillen		Newtownstewart
Fyfin		Castlederg and Victoria Bridge Tramway Castlederg to Victoria Bridge		Terminus

References

1. "Victoria Bridge (CVB) station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
2. "Victoria Bridge (GNI) station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 29 April 2012.