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The Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway (L&ER) was incorporated in 1845. Construction began at Derry and followed the west bank of the River Foyle southwards 12 miles (19 km) to Strabane, which was reached in 1847. The L&ER's terminus in Derry was Londonderry Foyle Road station on the west bank of the River Foyle.
Only five years after the line was completed, in 1859 the L&ER asked the Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway (D&ER) to undertake its operation. As a result, D&ER leased the line in perpetuity from 1 January 1860
In 1868 the Enniskillen and Bundoran Railway opened, linking the Atlantic Coast towns of Bundoran and Ballyshannon with the L&ER at Bundoran Junction.
In 1862 the D&ER renamed itself the Irish North Western Railway (INW)
The Great Northern Railway (Ireland) (GNR(I) It was formed in 1876 by a merger of the Irish North Western Railway, Northern Railway of Ireland, and Ulster Railway.
The branch to Bundoran closed in September 1958 and the Derry to Strabane section closed February 1965.