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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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City Hospital Railway Station

City Hospital railway station, situated on Donegall Road, serves Belfast City Hospital and the surrounding area of south Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is one of the four stations located in the city centre, the others being Botanic, Lanyon Place, and Belfast Grand Central.

The station opened on 6 October 1986, and is very close to Botanic Station

Service

On weekdays, there is a half-hourly service on the Bangor Line between Belfast Grand Central and Bangor, with extra trains at peak times. The Derry~Londonderry Line operates an hourly service between Belfast Grand Central and Derry~Londonderry, with additional trains to Coleraine at peak times. The Larne Line operates a half-hourly service to Larne Harbour and Whitehead, with the terminus alternating between the two every half-hour. Extra trains operate to Carrickfergus and Larne Town at peak times.

On Saturdays, service patterns remain largely similar except without any additional peak-time trains.

On Sundays, the Bangor Line reduces to an hourly service. The Derry~Londonderry Line alternates its outbound terminus every hour between Derry~Londonderry and Portrush, resulting in a two-hourly service to stations beyond Coleraine. The Larne Line also reduces to hourly but continues alternating the terminus between Larne Harbour and Whitehead, resulting in a two-hourly service to stations beyond Whitehead.

During the construction of Grand Central station, City Hospital acted as a temporary terminus for Derry~Londonderry Line and Larne Line trains, with services reversing at Adelaide Depot.

Preceding station   Northern Ireland Railways   Following station
Belfast Grand Central   Northern Ireland Railways
Belfast-Derry
  Botanic
  Northern Ireland Railways
Belfast-Larne
 
  Northern Ireland Railways
Belfast-Bangor
 
  Historical railways  
Great Victoria Street
Line open, station closed
  Northern Ireland Railways
Belfast-Bangor / Derry / Larne / Newry
(1995-2024)
  Botanic
Line and station open
Adelaide
Line and station open
  Northern Ireland Railways
Belfast-Derry / Newry
(1986-1995)
  Botanic
Line and station open

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. ^ "City Hospital station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 30 August 2007.