University railway station (Northern Ireland)
University NIR Class 80 train at University station in 1979 | |||||||
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General information | |||||||
Location | Coleraine Northern Ireland | ||||||
Coordinates | 55°09′02″N 6°40′06″W / 55.15056°N 6.66833°W | ||||||
Owned by | NI Railways | ||||||
Operated by | NI Railways | ||||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||
Construction | |||||||
Structure type | At-grade | ||||||
Key dates | |||||||
1968 | Station opened | ||||||
Passengers | |||||||
2022/23 | 108,396 [1] | ||||||
2023/24 | 121,621 [2] | ||||||
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University is a
It is a single line halt on the
The halt is often extremely busy, given its proximity to the university. Portrush has a large number of students living in it and many of them use the train as transport. It is also used by many passengers to connect to the mainline station at Coleraine for onward journeys to Derry and Belfast.[citation needed]
It was opened on 12 June 1968.[3][4]
Service
Monday to Friday, first two trains from Portrush are through trains to Great Victoria Street then the rest of the day an hourly service operates to Coleraine and Portrush.
On Saturdays, the first train from Portrush is a through train to Great Victoria Street, then the rest of the day an hourly service operates to Coleraine and Portrush.
On Sunday, there is an hourly service to Portrush and Coleraine, with the service extending to Great Victoria Street every two hours.
References
- ^ "FOI1317 NIR Footfall 2223.xlsx". www.whatdotheyknow.com. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ "FOI Footfall 2023 2024 figures PDF.pdf". www.whatdotheyknow.com. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ "University station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 30 August 2007.
- ISBN 0-906899-63-X.