Dunmurry railway station
Railway station in Dunmurry, Northern Ireland
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Dunmurry railway station is located in the townland of Dunmurry in west Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
Northern Ireland
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| General information | |||||||
| Location | Dunmurry Northern Ireland | ||||||
| Coordinates | 54.553076°N 6.003059°W | ||||||
| System | Translink Rail halt | ||||||
| Owned by | NI Railways | ||||||
| Operated by | NI Railways | ||||||
| Line | Portadown/Newry | ||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||
| History | |||||||
| Opened | 12 August 1839 | ||||||
| Passengers | |||||||
| 2022/23 | 185,101 [1] | ||||||
| 2023/24 |  222,674 [2] | ||||||
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History
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).[3] The line was single-track, and Dunmurry was the only intermediate station.[4]
Connections
Dunmurry station lies between the centres of Belfast and Lisburn, thus making it a busy commuter station during peak hours.[5] It is a fifteen-minute train journey away from Lisburn, or a thirteen minute journey from Belfast Grand Central, where intending passengers can board the Enterprise service to Dublin Connolly.[6]
Service
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.[6]
On Sundays there is an hourly service in each direction.[6]
