The
Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway opened the station on 18 April 1850. It replaced
Londonderry Cow Market railway station which had formed the temporary terminus of the line from
Strabane since opening in 1847. The Railway later became part of the
Great Northern Railway (Ireland) in 1883 and became the terminus for the
Derry Road and
Irish North Western lines. The station was closed on 15 February 1965 when the
Ulster Transport Authority controversially closed the Derry Road and was entirely demolished soon afterwards. The
Foyle Valley Railway later had its terminus near to the same site. ==Routes==