Derriaghy railway station

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LocationDerriaghy
Northern Ireland
Coordinates54°32′30″N 6°01′06″W / 54.541594°N 6.018338°W / 54.541594; -6.018338
Owned byNI Railways
Operated byNI Railways
Derriaghy
NI Railways
Translink rail halt
General information
LocationDerriaghy
Northern Ireland
Coordinates54°32′30″N 6°01′06″W / 54.541594°N 6.018338°W / 54.541594; -6.018338
Owned byNI Railways
Operated byNI Railways
Line(s)Portadown/Newry
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeEmbankment
Key dates
1907Station opened
1953Station closed
1958Station re-opened
2024Platform 1 extended; Platform 2 rebuilt across the Queensway
Passengers
2022/23190,218 [1]
2023/24Increase 218,473 [2]
Location
Derriaghy is located in Northern Ireland
Derriaghy
Derriaghy
Location within Northern Ireland

Derriaghy railway station is located in the townland of Derriaghy in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It lies between the centres of Belfast and Lisburn.

The station opened on 9 February 1907[3] and was closed to passengers between 1953 and 1958.

Mondays to Saturdays there is a half-hourly service towards Lisburn, Portadown or Newry in one direction, and to Belfast Grand Central 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.[4]

Preceding station   NI Railways   Following station
Dunmurry   Northern Ireland Railways
Belfast–Newry line
  Lambeg
NIR Class 80 train departing Derriaghy in 2004

2024 capacity upgrade

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