Desertmartin railway station

Desertmartin
General information
Location	Station Road Desertmartin, County Londonderry Northern Ireland
Coordinates	54°46′16″N 6°40′32″W / 54.7710°N 6.6755°W / 54.7710; -6.6755
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Draperstown Railway
Pre-grouping	Belfast and Northern Counties Railway
Post-grouping	Northern Counties Committee
Key dates
20 July 1883	Station opens
1 October 1930	Station closes to passengers
3 July 1950	Station closes
Location

Desertmartin railway station was on the Draperstown Railway which ran from Magherafelt to Draperstown in Northern Ireland.

History

The station was opened by the Draperstown Railway on 20 July 1883.^[1] It was taken over by the Belfast and Northern Counties Railway (later the Northern Counties Committee) in July 1895.

The station closed to passengers on 1 October 1930 and closed altogether on 3 July 1950 when the Ulster Transport Authority closed the line entirely.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Magherafelt		Draperstown Railway Magherafelt-Draperstown		Draperstown

References

1. "Desertmartin station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 29 April 2012.