DERRY TO BUNCRANA AND LETTERKENNY GREENWAY
“North West Greenway Network”
A cross-border greenway project being supported by EU funding to run a greenway along the line of the old Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway from Derry City up to Buncrana through Fahan, and another branch from Tooban Junction through Manorhamilton to Letterkenny
ROUTE DETAILS
| Length | 33 kilometres |
| Estimate | £9 million |
| Timescale | 2018 to 2021 |
| Type | Former railway (subject to consultation) |
| Title | Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway |
| Border area | Yes |
| Councils | Derry City and Strabane District Council |
| Donegal County Council |
IMAGES
PROGRESS UPDATES
Idea stage
Feasibility
Construction
Completed
June 2016: DCSDC applies to Stage 1 of the DfI Small Grants Programme for Greenways competition
November 2016: DCSDC secures DfI £8,000 grant funding for a feasibility study on “North West Greenways”
December 2016: European Union invests €23M in a new ‘GREEN WAY’ forward for cross-border travel (PDF, 251K)
August 2017: “North West Greenways” misses cut for DfI £25,000 grant funding
February 2018: EU funded Cross-Border North West Greenway Network officially launched
RESOURCES ELSEWHERE
North West Greenway Network (Twitter)
North West Greenway Network (Facebook)
North West Greenway Plan (PDF, 7.4MB)
Get on your bike! Cross-border North West Greenway route officially launched
£8,000 support for North West Greenway initiative (Londonderry Sentinel)
Cross-border greenways: EU pledges 23m euros (BBC NI)
Old Lough Swilly Railway Video (YouTube)
Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway (Wikipedia)
North-West Multimodal Transport Hub (Translink)
Derry~Londonderry Greenway Guide (PDF, 5.8MB)
Derry City and Strabane District Council Active Travel
Derry to Inishowen Greenway (Facebook)
A wee little greenway to link Derry and Donegal with EU funding (Irish Cycle)
Exercise Explore Enjoy: A Strategic Plan for Greenways (Department for Infrastructure) PDF 2.8MB
Strategic Plan for Greenways Base Report (AECOM, Sustrans, DfI) PDF 15.7MB
GREENWAY PROJECTS WHICH INTERSECT
A 14km route from the current railway line at the Lough Foyle coastline in to Limavady and on through the countryside to Dungiven.
A 10km route proposed to run along the western edge of Lough Foyle linking the City of Derry with the town of Muff in Donegal.
Following the old ‘Derry Road’ line, this potential 60km greenway would run from Omagh through Strabane and along both banks of the Foyle into Derry.
A developing network of traffic-free routes through Derry linking communites with shopping, leisure, employment and transport hubs.
GET INVOLVED
Successful greenway projects are driven by the passion of local people. If you have an update to share, a story to tell about the history of the route or future of the Derry to Buncrana Greenway, or if you want to submit a picture or video to this page, please get in contact.