Dunmurry railway station

Dunmurry railway station is located in the townland of Dunmurry in west Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

Dunmurry
NI Railways
General information
LocationDunmurry
Northern Ireland
Coordinates54°33′11″N 6°00′11″W / 54.553076°N 6.003059°W / 54.553076; -6.003059
Owned byNI Railways
Operated byNI Railways
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
History
Opened12 August 1839 (1839-08-12)
Location
Dunmurry is located in Northern Ireland
Dunmurry
Dunmurry
Location within Northern Ireland
Map

History edit

The station opened on 12 August 1839 when the Ulster Railway opened its line between Belfast Great Victoria Street and Lisburn a distance of 7 miles 60 chains (12.5 km).[1] The line was single-track, and Dunmurry was the only intermediate station.[2]

 
The Belfast Suburban Rail network near Dunmurry.

Connections edit

Dunmurry station lies between the centres of Belfast and Lisburn, thus making it a busy commuter station during peak hours.[3] It 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.[4]

Service edit

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.[4]

On Sundays there is an hourly service in each direction.[4]

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

References edit

  1. ^ Ayres 2003, p. 26.
  2. ^ Patterson 2003, p. 11.
  3. ^ Hajducki 1974, p. 9.

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