DERRY TO OMAGH GREENWAY
“Derry Road Greenway”
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.
ROUTE DETAILS
| Length | 83 kilometres |
| Estimate | £13 million |
| Timescale | 2026 to 2040 |
| Type | Former railway |
| Title | Great Northern Railway |
| Border area | Yes |
| Councils | Derry City and Strabane District Council |
| Fermanagh and Omagh District Council |
IMAGES
RESOURCES ELSEWHERE
Omagh to Derry Great Northern Railway Line Greenway (Facebook group)
Closure of ‘Derry Road’ a great loss to Ireland (Derry Journal)
Your Place and Mine – Strabane Railway (BBC)
Foyle Valley Railway (Wikipedia)
Strabane/Derry rail link rejected (Strabane Chronicle)
Strabane Railway Station (Old Strabane Blog)
Foyle Valley cycle route (Sustrans)
Ulster American Folk Park (old line runs through)
Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway (Wikipedia)
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.
DERRY TO BUNCRANA AND LETTERKENNY GREENWAY
A 33km route along the line of the old Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway from Derry City up to Buncrana and down to Letterkenny.
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.
A developing network of traffic-free routes through Derry linking communites with shopping, leisure, employment and transport hubs.
The ‘Derry Road’ out of Omagh tacking 40km through Tyrone countryside through Sixmilecross and Pomeroy and into Dungannon.
Former railway route 43km south from Omagh passing Fintona and the junction to Bundoran before going through Ballinamallard into Enniskillen.
STRABANE TO BALLYBOFEY AND STRANORLAR GREENWAY
A 22km route following the line of the former Finn Valley Railway west from Strabane into Ballybofey and Stranorlar in Donegal.
A walkway along the old Strabane Canal from Strabane town up to the River Foyle near Cloughcor.
Two neighbouring towns and three converging rivers, a cross-border greenway project being supported by EU funding to link Strabane with Lifford.
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 Omagh Greenway, or if you want to submit a picture or video to this page, please get in contact.