This railway forms part of the Belfast to Londonderry line. The route runs west from Coleraine to Londonderry. It is a scenic line, partly coastal.
/ /1845 | Londonderry and Coleraine Railway Incorporated. |
29/12/1852 | Londonderry and Coleraine Railway Opened from Londonderry Waterside [1st] via Newtown Junction [Limavady] (station opened 1855) to Newtownlimavady. |
18/07/1853 | Londonderry and Coleraine Railway Extended from Newtown Junction [Limavady] (station opened 1855) to Coleraine Waterside. |
/ /1855 | Londonderry and Coleraine Railway Newtown Junction [Limavady] station opened at the junction. |
/07/1855 | Magilligan Point Branch (Londonderry and Coleraine Railway) Opened from Magilligan to Magilligan Point. No Act required. |
/10/1855 | Magilligan Point Branch (Londonderry and Coleraine Railway) Closed. |
/ /1859 | Belfast and Londonderry Railway Incorporated to link the Ballymena, Ballymoney, Coleraine and Portrush Junction Railway to the Londonderry and Coleraine Railway with a bridge over the River Bann. |
19/11/1860 | Belfast and Londonderry Railway Opened from Coleraine (Ballymena, Ballymoney, Coleraine and Portrush Junction Railway) over the River Bann Viaduct [1st] (with lifting section) to the Londonderry and Coleraine Railway, swinging over that line to reach it. This short line replaced the L&CR^s Coleraine Waterside terminus and a half mile of line. |
/ /1861 | Londonderry and Coleraine Railway Leased by the Belfast and Northern Counties Railway. |
/ /1868 | Londonderry Port and Harbour Commissioners
Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway
Londonderry and Coleraine Railway
Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway Lines linked by quayside railway over the double decked Carlisle Bridge [Londonderry] . Access to the line on the lower deck over the Foyle was by means of turnplates. |
/ /1870 | Londonderry and Coleraine Railway Newtownlimavady renamed Limavady. |
/ /1871 | Londonderry and Coleraine Railway Absorbed by Belfast and Northern Counties Railway. |
/ /1874 | Londonderry and Coleraine Railway The original 1852 Londonderry Waterside [1st] station is replaced by Londonderry Waterside [2nd], a new stone built station building with clocktower and trainshed built by the Belfast and Northern Counties Railway. |
/ /1876 | Londonderry and Coleraine Railway Newtown Junction [Limavady] renamed Limavady Junction. |
/ /1965 | Londonderry and Coleraine Railway Londonderry Waterside [2nd] becomes simply Londonderry (Londonderry [Waterside] [2nd]) with the closure of Londonderry Foyle Road, there now being no other stations for Londonderry. |
/ /1975 | Londonderry and Coleraine Railway Londonderry Waterside [2nd] suffers bomb damage. |
24/02/1980 | Londonderry and Coleraine Railway The bomb damaged 1874 Londonderry [Waterside] [2nd] closed, replaced by Londonderry [Waterside] [3rd]. |
08/10/2019 | Londonderry and Coleraine Railway Londonderry [Waterside] [3rd] closed to allow completion of the new Londonderry station. |
21/10/2019 | Londonderry and Coleraine Railway Londonderry opens on the site of the 1874 Londonderry [Waterside] [2nd], replacing the 1980 Londonderry [Waterside] [3rd]. |
This line is divided into a number of portions.
Opened in two portions: Londonderry Waterside [1st] to Limavady in 1852, and Limavady Junction to Coleraine Waterside in 1853.
This station closed in 2019 and has been demolished. It opened in 1980 to replace Londonderry [Waterside] [2nd], which had suffered bomb damage in the 1970s.
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This terminus opened in 2019, re-using the building built in 1874, replacing the Londonderry [Waterside] [3rd] terminus of 1980. In addition to the elegant reconditioned station building (stone built with a clock tower) and trainshed there is an island platform and sidings.
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Opened with the line from Londonderry in 1852.