Dunmurry railway station
Dunmurry railway station is located in the townland of Dunmurry in west Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The Ulster Railway station opened on 12 August 1839.[1] It lies between the centres of Belfast and Lisburn, thus making it a busy commuter station during peak hours.
Location | Dunmurry Northern Ireland, United Kingdom |
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Coordinates | 54.553076°N 6.003059°W |
Owned by | NI Railways |
Operated by | NI Railways |
Platforms | 2 |
Tracks | 2 |
Construction | |
Structure type | At-grade |
Key dates | |
1839 | Opened |
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Service
Mondays to Saturdays there is a half hourly service towards Lisburn, Portadown or Newry in one direction, and to Great Victoria Street, Belfast Central or Bangor in the other. Extra services operate at peak times, and the service reduces to hourly operation in the evenings.
On Sundays there is an hourly service in each direction.
Preceding station | Following station | |||
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Finaghy | Northern Ireland Railways Belfast-Newry |
Derriaghy | ||
Historical railways | ||||
Balmoral Line and station open |
Ulster Railway Belfast-Portadown |
Lisburn Line and station open |
Connections
Dunmurry station is a fifteen-minute train journey away from Lisburn, or a twenty-minute journey from Belfast Central, where intending passengers can board the Enterprise service to Dublin Connolly.
References
- "Dunmurry station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 28 August 2007.