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

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.[3]

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

Service

An Ulsterbus bus at the station

Train Services

On weekdays, there is an hourly service operating to Belfast Grand Central, with extra services at peak times, and some late night and early morning trains terminating here. The service operates hourly in the other direction, terminating at Derry~Londonderry. There is also an hourly service operating to Portrush via the Coleraine-Portrush Line

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

On Sundays, trains alternate between Derry-Londonderry, Portrush and Belfast Grand Central, offering an hourly service from Coleraine to Belfast. This includes 14 trains to and from Portrush, with 8 trains starting/terminating here and 6 trains to and from Derry~Londonderry.

Preceding station   Northern Ireland Railways   Following station
Ballymoney   Northern Ireland Railways
Belfast-Derry
  Castlerock
    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
  Ballymena, Ballymoney, Coleraine
and Portrush Junction Railway

Ballymena-Portrush
  Portstewart
Line open, station closed
Train in Coleraine.

References

  1. ^ "FOI1317 NIR Footfall 2223.xlsx". www.whatdotheyknow.com. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  2. ^ "FOI Footfall 2023 2024 figures PDF.pdf". www.whatdotheyknow.com. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  3. ^ "GM Design Associates". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2012.


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