Titanic Quarter railway station

Titanic Quarter railway station (sometimes still referred to as Bridge End) is located in the townland of Ballymacarrett in east Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is a short walk from the SSE Arena and Titanic Quarter.

Titanic Quarter
NI Railways
Translink rail halt
General information
Other namesBridge End
LocationBelfast
Northern Ireland
Coordinates54°36′07″N 5°54′23″W / 54.6019°N 5.9064°W / 54.6019; -5.9064
Owned byNI Railways
Operated byNI Railways
Line(s)Bangor
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Key dates
1977Opened as Bridge End
2008Refurbished
2012Further refurbishment
Renamed to Titanic Quarter
Passengers
2022/23204,456 [1]
2023/24Increase 268,030 [2]
Route map

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Year
closed
Great Victoria Street
2024
Belfast Grand Central Belfast-Derry railway line Belfast-Dublin railway line Belfast-Larne railway line Belfast-Newry railway line Bus interchange
City Hospital Belfast-Derry railway line Belfast-Larne railway line
Botanic Tunnel
Botanic Belfast-Derry railway line Belfast-Larne railway line
Lanyon Place Belfast-Derry railway line Belfast-Larne railway line
Titanic Quarter
(Bridge End)
Queen's Quay
1976
1950
Ballymacarrett
1976
Victoria Park
1981
Sydenham Belfast City Airport
Tillysburn
1945
Kinnegar
1957
Holywood
Marino
Cultra
Craigavad
1957
Seahill
Helen's Bay
Crawfordsburn
1997
Carnalea
Bangor West
Bangor Bus interchange
Location
Titanic Quarter is located in Northern Ireland
Titanic Quarter
Titanic Quarter
Location within Northern Ireland
Titanic Quarter is located in island of Ireland
Titanic Quarter
Titanic Quarter
Location on the Island of Ireland
Map

History

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Bridge End (as it was known when it opened on Monday 9 May 1977) replaced the nearby Ballymacarrett station (opened 1 May 1905 and closed on Monday 9 May 1977).[3] The platforms of this station can still be seen from passing trains, as can the platforms for Victoria Park, another station before Sydenham which closed in the late 1980s.

Bridge End station was officially renamed "Titanic Quarter" in March 2012 to coincide with the opening of developments in the nearby Titanic Quarter area.[4] In addition, there is planned work which will include improvements to pedestrian and cycle access and new signage from the rail halt into the Quarter.

Service

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Mondays to Saturdays, there is a half-hourly service westbound towards Belfast Grand Central and eastbound to Bangor. Extra services operate at peak times, and the service reduces to hourly operation in the evenings.

On Sundays there is an hourly service in each direction.[5]

Preceding station     Northern Ireland Railways   Following station
Lanyon Place   Northern Ireland Railways
Belfast-Bangor
  Sydenham
  Historical railways  
Lanyon Place
Line and station open
  Northern Ireland Railways
Belfast-Bangor
  Victoria Park
Line open, station closed

References

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  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. ^ "Bridge End, Ballymacarrett and Victoria Park stations" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 8 May 2008.
  4. ^ "New Titanic title for Belfast train station". BBC News. 28 March 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  5. ^ "_Bangor Line **From Sun 13 October NIRailways / Bangor Line". translink.co.uk. 13 October 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.