Lurgan railway station
| Commuter rail & Intercity rail | |||||||
Lurgan Station in its current 1970s look. | |||||||
| General information | |||||||
| Location | Lurgan County Armagh Northern Ireland | ||||||
| Coordinates | 54°28′01″N 6°20′17″W / 54.467°N 6.338°W | ||||||
| Owned by | NI Railways LTD[1] | ||||||
| Operated by | Translink (Northern Ireland) | ||||||
| Line(s) | DublinPortadown/Newry | ||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||
| Train operators | NI Railways, Iarnród Éireann | ||||||
| Bus routes | Ulsterbus Town Services / 352[2] | ||||||
| Bus stands | 1 | ||||||
| Bus operators | Translink Ulsterbus | ||||||
| Construction | |||||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||
| Parking | 124 spaces[3] | ||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Spaces available | ||||||
| Accessible | Step free access? - Yes, via level crossing | ||||||
| Architect | William H. Mills | ||||||
| Other information | |||||||
| Station code | LUA | ||||||
| Fare zone | 3[4] | ||||||
| Website | translink.co.uk/Lurgan | ||||||
| History | |||||||
| Previous names | Craigavon East - Lurgan | ||||||
| Original company | Ulster Railway | ||||||
| Post-grouping | Great Northern Railway (Ireland) | ||||||
| Key dates | |||||||
| 1841 | Station opened | ||||||
| 1890s | Station rebuilt[5] | ||||||
| 1972 | Original station building destroyed in bomb attack | ||||||
| 2024 | Ticket machines installed | ||||||
| 2025-2026 | Planned redevelopment | ||||||
| Passengers | |||||||
| 2015/16 | 784,630 [6] | ||||||
| 2016/17 | 805,896 [6] | ||||||
| 2017/18 | 833,131 [6] | ||||||
| 2018/19 | 875,175 [7] | ||||||
| 2019/20 | 777,281 [8] | ||||||
| 2020/21 | 173,330 [9] | ||||||
| 2021/22 | 445,987 [10] | ||||||
| 2022/23 | 672,777 [11] | ||||||
| 2023/24 | 866,717 [12] | ||||||
| 2024/25 | 734,383 | ||||||
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Lurgan railway station serves the town of Lurgan in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. Located on William Street, the station is owned by Translink. With 734,383 passengers boarding or alighting at the station in the year 2024/25 financial year, Lurgan is the 11th-busiest station in Northern Ireland.
History
The station opened on 18 November 1841 by the Ulster Railway.[13] Following the merger of the Ulster Railway to the new company Great Northern Railway. The station was rebuilt in 1897 designed by William H. Mills to reflect the new Great Northern Railway's style.[14] After G.N.R.(I). was liquidated in 1958 ownership of the station fell on the newly formed Ulster Transport Authority, then temporarily became Ulster Transport Railways (U.T.R.) before being taken over by Northern Ireland Railways (N.I.R.) in 1968. It briefly known as "Craigavon East" for a time back in the 1970s. On 22 July 1972, the original Great Northern Railway station building was destroyed by a paramilitary bomb, and subsequently the current station building was erected.[14][15]
Description
The station has 2 platforms. Platform 1 is used for Southbound trains and platform 2 is used for Northbound trains. The platforms are long enough to fit 6-carriage trains but Enterprise trains do not fully fit so the locomotive is usually past the platform end. The station has a building with a ticket office as well as ticket machines, vending machines and toilets. There are indoor and outdoor waiting areas, and a footbridge which is not disabled access friendly so crossing the platforms is only possible via the level crossing for those with a wheelchair. There are also seating areas outside and car parking spaces on both sides of the station.
Service
Train Services
Mondays to Saturdays there is a half-hourly service towards Portadown or Newry in one direction and to Lisburn and Belfast Grand Central in the other. Extra services run at peak times, and the service reduces to hourly operation in the evenings.
On Sundays there is an hourly service in each direction. There is also a Sunday-only Enterprise service with one morning train (08:36) to Dublin Connolly and one train in the evening to Belfast Grand Central (22:39).[16]
Bus Services
Mondays to Saturdays there is 4 Ulsterbus Town Services operating on the William Street road outside the station. On Sundays there is no services and some morning services only operate on School days.[17] Some routes operate on an hourly service and others operate on a bihourly schedule.
Redevelopment of the Site
On 25 October 2023, Translink submitted a Proposal of Application Notice to ABC Council (Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council). The plans included demolishing the current 1970s station and adjacent abandoned Musgrave Marketplace to replace it with a new "Railway Passenger Facility". This will include a new station building, a new park and ride facility, shelters on both platforms and a bike/pedestrian bridge connecting both platforms. Work is expected to cost around £20 million and a scheduled start date of Autumn 2025 was given, with expected completion date of early to mid 2026.[18][19][20]
Gallery
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U.T.A. M.P.D. at Lurgan station after the 1972 attacks
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N.I.R. Class 4000 loading passengers at Lurgan in 2015
References
- ^ Rooney, Dónal (17 June 2024). "Information about ownership". whatdotheyknow.co.uk. Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company. Archived from the original on 18 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "Lurgan Town Service". Translink. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "Lurgan Train Station". parkopedia.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "iLink Zone information". translink.co.uk. Translink. Archived from the original on 8 November 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ "1897- Railway Station, Lurgan, Co. Armagh". Archiseek. April 2014. Archived from the original on 7 July 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b c "NIR Footfall 1518.xlsx". www.whatdotheyknow.com. 20 December 2018. Archived from the original on 17 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ "NIR Footfall 1819.xlsx". www.whatdotheyknow.com. 15 January 2020. Archived from the original on 17 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ "NIR Footfall 1920.xlsx". www.whatdotheyknow.com. 11 August 2020. Archived from the original on 17 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ "FOI1317 NIR Footfall 2021.xlsx". www.whatdotheyknow.com. 25 February 2021. Archived from the original on 17 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ "FOI1317 NIR Footfall 2122.xlsx". www.whatdotheyknow.com. 26 April 2022. Archived from the original on 17 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ "FOI1317 NIR Footfall 2223.xlsx". www.whatdotheyknow.com. 17 April 2023. Archived from the original on 31 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ "FOI Footfall 2023 2024 figures PDF.pdf". www.whatdotheyknow.com. 7 May 2024. Archived from the original on 7 July 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ "Archiseek - Irish Architecture - 1897 - Railway Station, Lurgan, Co. Armagh". 1 April 2014. Archived from the original on 7 July 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Geograph:: Lurgan railway station - 1968 © The Carlisle Kid". geograph.ie. Archived from the original on 25 February 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Geograph:: Lurgan railway station - 1968 © the Carlisle Kid". geograph.ie. Archived from the original on 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ "Belfast - Dublin (Enterprise) Enterprise / Enterprise Belfast Dublin From Tuesday 29 October 2024 - To Sunday 08 December 2024". translink.co.uk. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ "Timetables". translink.co.uk. 1 September 2023. Archived from the original on 26 June 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "Lurgan Station". Translink.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ "New £20million train station for Lurgan announced". Your Lurgan. 30 September 2021. Archived from the original on 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ McKenna, Micheal (2 August 2022). "Construction of new Lurgan train station on track to start 'in autumn 2025'". armaghi.com. Archived from the original on 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
External links
- Media related to Lurgan railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Lurgan Station page on Irish Rail