Routes NI Railways

ni railways network

nir maintains following lines:

belfast-dublin, belfast border
belfast-bangor – northern route of former belfast , county down railway
belfast-larne
belfast-londonderry
coleraine-portrush
lisburn-antrim

nir operates regular passenger trains along following routes (only major stations listed):

portadown, lisburn, belfast great victoria street, belfast central, holywood , bangor.
belfast great victoria street, belfast central, carrickfergus, larne harbour
belfast great victoria street, belfast central, antrim, ballymena, coleraine, derry~londonderry
coleraine , portrush

signalling controlled coleraine (coleraine portrush), portadown (the border great victoria street), , belfast central (great victoria street , rest of network)

on cross-border route between belfast , dublin, nir operates enterprise in conjunction iarnród Éireann.

suspended routes

following re-opening of 15-mile (24 km) antrim – bleach green line in june 2001, had been closed since 1978, nir ceased passenger operations between lisburn , antrim on 29 june 2003. combined new dargan bridge across river lagan in belfast, bleach green route offered faster journeys between derry, coleraine, ballymena, antrim , belfast.

the lisburn-antrim railway line still maintained, , occasional crew training operations performed. while available diversionary route, knockmore, ballinderry, glenavy , crumlin stations have closed.