Derry Central Railway

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Derry Central Railway was a former railway line in Northern Ireland that connected several towns in County Londonderry, playing a key role in regional transport during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Derry Central Railway canonical 2
Derry Central Railway Company 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (38)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former railway line ⓘ
railway line ⓘ
closedToGoods 1959 ⓘ
closedToPassengers 1950 ⓘ
connectedWith Belfast and Northern Counties Railway network at Macfin Junction ⓘ
connects Macfin Junction ⓘ
Magherafelt ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
era early 20th century ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ
gauge 5 ft 3 in ⓘ
Irish gauge ⓘ
geographicContext Ulster ⓘ
historicalSignificance facilitated economic development in County Londonderry ⓘ
laterOperatedBy London, Midland and Scottish Railway (NCC) ⓘ
Midland Railway (NCC) ⓘ
Northern Counties Committee ⓘ
locatedIn County Londonderry ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ
opened 1880 ⓘ
openedForTraffic 1880 ⓘ
operatedBy Derry Central Railway Company ⓘ
partOf Irish railway network ⓘ
primaryUse goods traffic ⓘ
passenger traffic ⓘ
regionServed County Londonderry ⓘ
role regional transport route ⓘ
servedTown Garvagh ⓘ
Kilrea ⓘ
Knockloughrim ⓘ
Maghera ⓘ
Magherafelt ⓘ
Upperlands ⓘ
status closed ⓘ
terminus Macfin Junction ⓘ
Magherafelt ⓘ
trackType single track ⓘ
transportMode rail ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Castledawson → historicalRailway → Derry Central Railway ⓘ
Derry Central Railway → operatedBy → Derry Central Railway Company ⓘ
linked to: Derry Central Railway
Belfast and Northern Counties Railway → operated → Derry Central Railway ⓘ