Finaghy railway station

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Finaghy
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General information
Location Finaghy
Northern Ireland
Coordinates 54°33′50″N5°59′12″W / 54.5638°N 5.9866°W / 54.5638; -5.9866
Owned by NI Railways
Operated by NI Railways
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Key dates
1907Opened
Passengers
2022/23164,343 [1]
Location
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Finaghy
Location within Northern Ireland
Finaghy railway station

Finaghy railway station is located in the townland of Finaghy (aka Ballyfinaghy) in south Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The Great Northern Railway of Ireland opened the station on 9 February 1907.[ citation needed ]

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Service

The line between Lisburn and Belfast Lanyon Place is temporarily closed due to the Belfast Grand Central enabling works. There is currently no train service at this station, and a rail replacement bus is provided. Below is the service pattern before the closure [3]

Mondays to Saturdays there is a half-hourly service towards Lisburn, Portadown or Newry in one direction, and to Belfast Lanyon Place or Bangor in the other. Extra services operate at peak times, and the service reduces to hourly operation in the evenings. [4]

On Sundays there is an hourly service in each direction. [4]

Preceding station  Logomark NI Railways.svg Northern Ireland Railways  Following station
Balmoral   Northern Ireland Railways
Belfast-Newry
  Dunmurry

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References

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  2. "FOI Footfall 2023 2024 figures PDF.pdf". www.whatdotheyknow.com. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  3. "BGCS Works". translink.co.uk. Archived from the original on 8 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Timetables". www.translink.co.uk. Retrieved 19 October 2023.