Balmoral railway station

Balmoral
Translink Commuter Rail Halt
IÉ 201 Class locomotive passing through Balmoral in 2007
General information
LocationBelfast
Northern Ireland
Coordinates54°34′08″N 5°58′06″W / 54.5688°N 5.9682°W / 54.5688; -5.9682
Owned byNI Railways
Operated byNI Railways
Line(s)Newry
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesNo
AccessibleYes, access to Lisburn Road and Musgrave Park Hospital via Stockman's Lane, access between platforms via underpass and subway
Other information
Fare zoneiLink Zone 1
Websitetranslink.co.uk/balmoral
History
Opened1858
Passengers
2016/17101,511 [1]
2017/18 154,679 [1]
2018/19 181,339 [2]
2019/20 175,408 [3]
2020/21 30,587 [4]
2021/22 90,506 [5]
2022/23 172,748 [6]
2023/24 194,053 [7]
Route map

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Year
closed
Great Victoria Street
2024
Belfast Grand Central
Westlink / Central Junction
to Lanyon Place
Adelaide
Finaghy
M1
Dunmurry
Derriaghy
Lambeg
Hilden
Lisburn
Knockmore
2005
2003
1956
Maze
1974
Broomhedge Halt
1973
Damhead
1973
Moira
M1
Pritchard's Bridge
1844
Lurgan
Goodyear Halt
1983
Seagoe
1842
Portadown
1965
1957
Tanderagee
1965
1955
Scarva
Acton Crossing
1954
Poyntzpass
Augheranter Crossing
1954
Knockarney Crossing
1965
1955
Goraghwood
1965
to Warrenpoint
1965
Mullaghglass
1901
Craigmore Viaduct
Newry
Wellington Inn
1852
Adavoyle
1933
Mt. Pleasant
1965
M1
Dundalk Clarke
Dundalk Junct. station
1894
to Clones and Enniskillen│to Greenore
1957/1952
Dundalk Railway Works
1958
Castlebellingham
1976
1975
Dromin Junction
1975
Dunleer
1984
Newfoundwell
Drogheda MacBride
Oldcastle branch line
(freight only)
Bettystown
1847
Laytown
Laytown Viaduct
Mosney
2000
Gormanston
Balbriggan
Ardgillan
1867
Skerries
Skerries Golf Club Halt
1960
Baldongan
1847
Rush and Lusk
Rogerstown Viaduct
Donabate
Malahide
Portmarnock
Clongriffin
Baldoyle
1852
Howth Junction
& Donaghmede
Kilbarrack
Raheny
Harmonstown
Killester
Clontarf
1956
Clontarf Road
North Wall Yard
to Alexandra Road
Docklands
Dublin Connolly
Trans-Dublin Line
& Rosslare Line
= Northern Commuter
= Newry/Portadown Line
Location
Balmoral
Location within Northern Ireland
Balmoral
Balmoral (island of Ireland)
Notes
Passenger statistics exclude tickets issued by Iarnród Éireann.

Balmoral railway station is located in the townland of Ballygammon in south Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The station opened on 1 November 1858. The platform was extended by 45 metres in 1870 and the station has been unstaffed since October 1966.

It is located near the King's Hall, an exhibition and concert venue and home of the Royal Ulster Agricultural Society.

Station house

There is a station house, which was built in the style of the Great Northern Railway of Ireland. It is now in private ownership and has been extended by the owner.

Service

Train services

Mondays to Saturdays there is a half-hourly service westbound to Lisburn, Portadown or Newry, and eastbound via Adelaide, to Belfast Grand Central. Extra trains run at peak times, and the service reduces to hourly operation in the evenings.

On Sundays there is an hourly service in each direction.

References

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  3. ^ "NIR Footfall 1920.xlsx". www.whatdotheyknow.com. 11 August 2020. Archived from the original on 17 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  4. ^ "FOI1317 NIR Footfall 2021.xlsx". www.whatdotheyknow.com. 25 February 2021. Archived from the original on 17 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  5. ^ "FOI1317 NIR Footfall 2122.xlsx". www.whatdotheyknow.com. 26 April 2022. Archived from the original on 17 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  6. ^ "FOI1317 NIR Footfall 2223.xlsx". www.whatdotheyknow.com. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  7. ^ "FOI Footfall 2023 2024 figures PDF.pdf". www.whatdotheyknow.com. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.