[16] The original Londonderry Waterside Station was opened on 29 December 1852 by Steven Alfred John Campbell, a well-known banker of the time.

Although passenger trains terminated at these respective stations, all four railways were linked by freight lines through the city and the Craigavon Bridge.

The station name was changed to Londonderry, as the suffix Waterside became redundant upon closure of the city's two other railway termini.

[14] On 6 October 2016, Translink confirmed that the railway would be returning to the former BNCR Waterside station which will be used as a new transport hub for the city.

The station uses the former train shed as a waiting room, café,[24] and ticket hall for NIR services to and from Coleraine and Belfast.