Coleraine railway station

Coleraine railway station serves the town of Coleraine in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It shares facilities with the town's Ulsterbus bus depot.

Coleraine
LocationColeraine
Northern Ireland
Coordinates55.133856°N 6.662937°W / 55.133856; -6.662937
Owned byNI Railways
Operated byNI Railways
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Key dates
1855Opened
1965Goods traffic ceased
2000Interchange station built

History

Coleraine Signal Cabin

The station was opened by the Ballymena, Ballymoney, Coleraine and Portrush Junction Railway on 4 December 1855 to designs by the architect Charles Lanyon. A similar range of buildings was provided on the east side of the tracks in the 1880s.

The shared train and bus station building has a distinctive rotunda with a high arched entrance, by GM Design Associates.[1]

A short distance from the station is a bascule bridge over the River Bann accommodating the railway over the river navigation.

Service

On weekdays, there is an hourly service operating to Great Victoria Street, with extra services at peak times, and some late night and early morning trains terminating here. In the other direction, the service alternates every hour between continuing on to Londonderry Waterside, or travelling to Portrush via the Coleraine-Portrush railway line.

On Saturdays, the service remains hourly, with no peak time services.

On Sundays, trains alternate between Derry-Londonderry, Portrush and Great Victoria Street, offering an hourly service from Coleraine to Belfast 14 trains to and from Portrush but 8 of them trains start/terminating here and six trains to and from Londonderry.

Preceding station   Northern Ireland Railways   Following station
Ballymoney   Northern Ireland Railways
Belfast-Derry
  Castlerock
or
Terminus
Terminus   Northern Ireland Railways
Coleraine-Portrush
  University
Disused railways
Terminus   Ulster Transport Authority
Harbour Branch
  Coleraine Harbour
Line and station closed
  Historical railways  
Terminus   Londonderry and Coleraine Railway
Coleraine-Derry
  Barmouth
Line open, station closed
Macfin
Line open, station closed
  BBCPJ Railway
Ballymena-Portrush
  Cromore
Line open, station closed
NIR Class 4000 (C4K) diesel multiple unit in Coleraine.

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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