Letterkenny Railway
Introduction
This 3 ft gauge railway ran from Burt Junction to Letterkenny [LR]. From Burt Junction the line was continued by a re-instated portion of the Farland Point line of the Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway to Tooban Junction and on to Londonderry. The line never became owned by the 'Swilly', but effectively became part of it as they were the operators.
It was originally promoted from Letterkenny to Cuttymanhill, but took a different route to the north.
Dates
Portions of line and locations
This line is divided into a number of portions.
Burt Junction to Letterkenny
This wholly new portion of line ran from Burt Junction west to Letterkenny [LR].
Here the Letterkenny Railway met the relaid Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway line from Tooban Junction to Farland Point. This had been lifted in 1866 and its relaying and conversion of the L&LSR to 3 ft gauge allowed the Letterkenny to open to Londonderry. Thus it was not a true...
MoreThis was a single platform station with the platform on the east side and a siding opposite, approached from the north.
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This was a single platform station. The platform was on the east side of the line opposite a cattle dock on a siding approached from the north. To the east was a goods shed approached by a siding off the cattle dock siding which crossed the line to reach the shed. The station was to the west of...
MoreThis was a single platform station on the south side of the line. Opposite the platform was a goods shed on a loop approached from the east. A level crossing ran through the station site separating the platform (west) from the goods shed.
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This was a single platform station on the north side of the single track line. At the east end was a siding, approached from the east.
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This was a small station with a platform on the north side of the line and, opposite, a siding approached from the east. Closed to passengers in 1940 and completely in 1953....
MoreThis was the western terminus of the Letterkenny Railway, a 3 ft gauge line to Burt Junction.
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Tooban Junction to Burt Junction
This portion re-used the original course of the Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway's portion from Junction to Farland.
This junction station, an interchange platform, opened with the opening of a branch to Buncrana in 1864. By 1866 trains to the original terminus at Farland Point ceased.
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Here the Letterkenny Railway met the relaid Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway line from Tooban Junction to Farland Point. This had been lifted in 1866 and its relaying and conversion of the L&LSR to 3 ft gauge allowed the Letterkenny to open to Londonderry. Thus it was not a true...
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