(Busáras). They also serve Letterkenny and Ballybofey, where connections can be had for travelling onwards to Sligo with its railway station and bus station. Lifford is also very close to Strabane Bus Depot, located on Bradley Way in Strabane. From here, Ulsterbus operate services to Derry, Belfast, Omagh and other places in Northern Ireland. Air City of Derry Airport is the nearest airport to Lifford, located about away. Railway Lifford Halt railway station opened on 1 January 1909 and finally closed on 1 January 1960. Lifford was a stop on the Strabane to Letterkenny narrow gauge rail line. It was run by the CDR, as it was known at the time or County Donegal Railways Joint Committee. This line also stopped at Ballindrait, Raphoe and Convoy en route to Letterkenny. The nearest railway station is Waterside Station in Derry. This station is operated by Northern Ireland Railways (N.I.R.) and runs from Derry, via Coleraine, to Central Station and Great Victoria Street Station in Belfast. The strategically important Belfast-Derry railway line is to be upgraded to facilitate more frequent trains and improvements to the permanent way, such as track and signalling, to enable faster services. Sport Lifford is home to a number of sporting clubs, including: Naomh Pádraig GAA Club, was founded in 1953 as Lifford GAA (Gaelic Athletic Association) Club. In 1992 the club was renamed Naomh Padraig, Leifear. The club play in the Donegal Football League Division 5, they play their home games at McDermott Park in the Roughan. Soccer clubs in the area include Lifford Celtic Football Club, which plays in Division One (Second Tier) of the Donegal Junior Football League. Their home ground is at Greenbrae Park and the club won the Donegal League Premier Division in the 2012/2013 season. Deele Harps Football Club plays in the Division Two (Third Tier) of the Donegal Junior Football League. Lifford Strabane Athletic Club train at their athletic track and grounds in the Roughan. St. Patrick's (Clonleigh) Bowling Club play in the Donegal Indoor Bowling League Division Two. Voluntary organisations Voluntary organisations in the area include Strabane/Lifford Rotary Club, a non-political, non-religious charitable organisation which is a member of Rotary International. Lifford Youthreach is part of Donegal Education and Training Board, and provides training and education for early school leavers from the area. The Youthreach programme began in the town in May 2000, and started as an outreach from the