Dhu Varren railway station

Dhu Varren (Irish: Dúbhearn)[1] is a railway halt in the townland of Glenmanus at the western edge of Portrush in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is an unstaffed halt on the Coleraine-Portrush railway line, less than a mile from the terminus, with a single platform.

Dhu Varren
LocationPortrush
Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Coordinates55°11′47″N 6°39′41″W
Owned byNI Railways
Operated byNI Railways
Platforms1
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Key dates
1969
2008		Station opened
Station refurbished

It was opened on 10 February 1969[2] mainly to cater for travel to the station at Coleraine University.[3]

Service

Monday to Friday, first 2 trains from Portrush are through trains to Great Victoria street then the rest of the day an hourly service operates to Coleraine and Portrush

On Saturday's the first train from Portrush is a thought train to Great Victoria street.then the rest of the day an hourly service operates to Coleraine and Portrush

On Sunday, there is an hourly service to Portrush and Coleraine,and with the service extending to Great Victoria street every two hours.

Preceding station   Northern Ireland Railways   Following station
University   Northern Ireland Railways
Coleraine-Portrush
   Portrush
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References
  1. https://www.logainm.ie/en/118022
  2. "Dhu Varren station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 30 August 2007.
  3. Rowledge, J. W. P. (1995). A regional history of railways. 16 – Ireland. Penryn: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 0-906899-63-X.


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