Newry

Iúr Cinn Trá
NI Railways
Newry station in August 2016
General information
LocationNewry
Northern Ireland
Coordinates54°11′19″N 6°21′45″W / 54.1885°N 6.3625°W / 54.1885; -6.3625
Owned byNI Railways
Operated byNI Railways
Platforms2
Tracks2
Train operatorsNI Railways, Iarnród Éireann
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
Station codeNewry
Fare zone4[1]
Websitetranslink.co.uk
Key dates
1855Opened as Newry Main Line
1942Closed as Bessbrook
1984Re-opened as Newry
2009New station building opened
Location
Newry is located in Northern Ireland
Newry
Newry
Location within Northern Ireland

Newry railway station (Irish: Stáisiún Iúr Cinn Trá)[2] serves Newry and Bessbrook in Northern Ireland. The station is located in the northwest of Newry, County Armagh on the Dublin-Belfast line close to the Craigmore Viaduct. It is the most southerly railway station in Northern Ireland.

History

Newry rail lines c. 1910

The port of Newry was already a transport hub by 1742 with the opening of the Newry Canal to Lough Neagh.[3] By the start of the twentieth century Newry had become a railway hub, with the Belfast to Dublin line passing to the west of the town, while lines from the ports of Warrenpoint and Greenore either side of Carlingford Lough converged closer to the centre of town where stations were more conveniently situated. All converged at Goraghwood to the north of Newry where a line also diverged off to the north-west towards Armagh.

The current Newry station originally opened in 1855 as Newry Main Line,[4] renamed Bessbrook & Newry Main Line in 1866, renamed again as Bessbrook in 1880 before closing in 1942.[5]

With this closure Newry was served by the Edward Street station, however this was to close with the Warrenpoint branch in 1965,[6] leaving Newry with no railway station.

The station re-opened in 1984[5] as an NIR Intercity station, with basic facilities such as a temporary booking office.[5] These facilities remained in place for over 20 years from the station's opening by which time their condition was deteriorating. In order to improve facilities for passengers a modern new station building was constructed and officially opened on 26 November 2009.[7]

Other stations in Newry

Service

The station is a calling point on the Enterprise express service, which operates between Belfast Lanyon Place and Dublin Connolly. These trains call at Newry for both destinations at two-hour intervals throughout the day. The station experiences favourable passenger numbers from this service. There are also four trains to and from Bangor, operated by Northern Ireland Railways.

On Sundays, there are five Enterprise trains in each direction, and no NIR services.

Additionally, two peak time services are operated each day to and from Newry by Iarnród Éireann, with the first one being the 06:30 service to Dublin Connolly, calling at Commuter stations between Newry and Dublin Connolly except Gormanston, Portmarnock, Clongriffin, and Howth Junction. The first peak service to Newry started in January 2018, with the 17:13 service from Dublin Pearse being extended to Newry from Dundalk.

Route

References

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "iLink Zone information". translink.co.uk. Translink. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  2. ↑ "Picture of the Newry railway station sign". Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  3. 1 2 Patterson 2003, p. 73.
  4. ↑ Campbell 1988, p. 78.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Sinclair 2009, p. 43.
  6. ↑ Patterson 2003, p. 226.
  7. ↑ Office of Department for Regional Development 2009.
  8. ↑ Patterson 2003, p. 72.
  9. ↑ Sinclair 2009, p. 42.

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