Dunmurry railway station

Dunmurry
NI Railways
Location Dunmurry
Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Coordinates 54°33′11″N 6°00′11″W / 54.553076°N 6.003059°W / 54.553076; -6.003059Coordinates: 54°33′11″N 6°00′11″W / 54.553076°N 6.003059°W / 54.553076; -6.003059
Owned by NI Railways
Operated by NI Railways
Platforms 2
Construction
Structure type At-grade
Key dates
1839 Opened
UK Railways portal

Dunmurry railway station is located in the townland of Dunmurry in south 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.

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   Northern Ireland Railways   Following station
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.

The Belfast Suburban Rail network near Dunmurry.

References

  1. ↑ "Dunmurry station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2007-08-28.


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