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The lobby group has published a proposal which would connect Derry with Portadown, via stations in Strabane, Omagh and Dungannon
(Permalink) Derry Dungannon Omagh Portadown Strabane

Council told study a very important piece of work.
(Permalink) Armagh Portadown Re-opening

The commissioning of a technical study into the provision of a rail link between Portadown and Armagh City has been approved by Armagh City, Banbridge.
(Permalink) Armagh Portadown

It is clear that Northern Ireland has a stark east-west divide in transport infrastructure. One which fails to fully reflect its population distribution, and raises questions of sectarian policymaking and a Belfast-centric nature to governance here. It is also clear that the era of car dominance in urban areas is slowly drawing to a close worldwide, which Northern Ireland will inevitably catch up with. Climate change and a desire for more liveable towns and cities will ...
(Permalink) Enniskillen Londonderry Omagh Portadown

Infrastructure has become a hot topic in NI since the London government established a 'Union Connectivity Review' (UCR) to recommend projects to strengthen links between the UK's constituent parts. Since then the media has been consumed by the possibility of a physical connection between NI and Scotland - first in the form of a bridge and more recently an undersea tunnel, christened the 'Boris Bridge' and 'Boris Burrow' (though I would suggest a more appropriate title should incorporate the name
(Permalink) Enniskillen Londonderry Omagh Portadown

Hopes of restoring a railway line between Armagh and Portadown have been given a boost.
(Permalink) Armagh Belfast Portadown Ulster Railway


Portadown [3rd]: Scene at Portadown station in August 1965 as Jeep 2-6-4T no 51 takes water alongside the north box.
K A Gray 28/08/1965

KML version