Dunmurry railway station

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

Dunmurry
Translink Rail halt
General information
Location	Dunmurry Northern Ireland
Coordinates	54.553076°N 6.003059°W / 54.553076; -6.003059
Owned by	NI Railways
Operated by	NI Railways
Line(s)	Portadown/Newry
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
History
Opened	12 August 1839 (1839-08-12)
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]

The Belfast Suburban Rail network near Dunmurry.

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]

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