Newry railway station

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Newry

Iúr Cinn Trá
NI Railways
Iarnród Éireann
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
Line(s)DublinPortadown/NewryNorthern Commuter
Platforms2
Tracks2
Train operatorsNI Railways, Iarnród Éireann
Bus stands1
Bus operatorsUlsterbus
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parkingyes
Bicycle facilitiesyes
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
Passengers
2015/16242,870 [2]
2016/17Increase 260,033 [2]
2017/18Increase 282,212 [2]
2018/19Increase 307,288 [3]
2019/20Decrease 279,213 [4]
2020/21Decrease 50,542 [5]
2021/22Increase 179,835 [6]
2022/23Increase 307,551 [7]
2023/24Increase 356,269 [8]
Route map

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Year
closed
Great Victoria Street
2024
Belfast Grand Central NI Railways
Westlink / Central Junction
to Lanyon Place
NI Railways
Adelaide NI Railways
Balmoral NI Railways
Finaghy NI Railways
M1
Dunmurry NI Railways
Derriaghy NI Railways
Lambeg NI Railways
Hilden NI Railways
Lisburn NI Railways
Knockmore
2005
Maze
1974
Broomhedge Halt
1973
Damhead
1973
Moira NI Railways
M1
Pritchard's Bridge
1844
Lurgan NI Railways
Goodyear Halt
1983
Seagoe
1842
Portadown NI Railways
1965
1957
Tanderagee
1965
Scarva NI Railways
Acton Crossing
1954
Poyntzpass NI Railways
Augheranter Crossing
1954
Knockarney Crossing
1965
Goraghwood
1965
to Warrenpoint
1965
Mullaghglass
1901
Newry NI Railways Dublin Suburban Rail
Wellington Inn
1852
Adavoyle
1933
Mt. Pleasant
1965
M1
Dundalk Clarke
Dublin Suburban Rail
Dundalk Junct. station
1894
to Enniskillen│to Greenore
1957/1952
Castlebellingham
1976
1975
Dromin Junction
1975
Dunleer
1984
Newfoundwell
Drogheda MacBride
Dublin Suburban Rail
Oldcastle branch line
(freight only)
Laytown
Dublin Suburban Rail
Laytown Viaduct
Mosney
2000
Gormanston
Dublin Suburban Rail
Balbriggan
Dublin Suburban Rail
Ardgillan
1867
Skerries
Dublin Suburban Rail
Skerries Golf Club Halt
1960
Baldongan
1847
Rush and Lusk
Dublin Suburban Rail
Rogerstown Viaduct
Donabate
Dublin Suburban Rail
Malahide
Dublin Suburban Rail
Portmarnock
Dublin Suburban Rail
Clongriffin
Dublin Suburban Rail
Baldoyle
1852
Howth Junction
& Donaghmede
Dublin Suburban Rail
Kilbarrack
Dublin Area Rapid Transit
Raheny
Dublin Area Rapid Transit
Harmonstown
Dublin Area Rapid Transit
Killester
Dublin Area Rapid Transit
Clontarf
1956
Clontarf Road
Dublin Area Rapid Transit
North Wall Yard
to Alexandra Road
Docklands
Dublin Suburban Rail
Dublin Connolly
Luas
Trans-Dublin Line
& Rosslare Line
Dublin Suburban Rail#Northern Commuter = Northern Commuter
Belfast–Newry line#Newry/Portadown Line = Newry/Portadown Line
Location
Newry is located in Northern Ireland
Newry
Newry
Location within Northern Ireland
Newry is located in island of Ireland
Newry
Newry
Newry (island of Ireland)
Map
Notes
Passenger figures do not include Iarnród Éireann Northern Commuter services

Newry railway station (Irish: Stáisiún Traenach Iúr Cinn Trá)[9] 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

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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.[10] 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,[11] renamed Bessbrook & Newry Main Line in 1866, renamed again as Bessbrook in 1880 before closing in 1942.[12]

With this closure Newry was served by the Edward Street station, however this was to close with the Warrenpoint branch in 1965,[13] leaving Newry with no railway station.

The station re-opened in 1984[12] as an NIR Intercity station,[citation needed] with basic facilities such as a temporary booking office.[12] These facilities remained in place for over 20 years from the station's opening by which time their condition was deteriorating.[citation needed] In order to improve facilities for passengers a modern new station building was constructed and officially opened on 26 November 2009.[14]

Other stations in Newry

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Service

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The station is a calling point on the Enterprise express service, which operates between Belfast Grand Central and Dublin Connolly. These trains call at Newry for both destinations at hourly intervals throughout the day. The station experiences favourable passenger numbers from this service. There are also four trains to and from Belfast Grand Central, 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 Clarke.[citation needed]

Route

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Preceding station   Northern Ireland Railways   Following station
Portadown   Enterprise
Belfast-Dublin
  Dundalk Clarke
Poyntzpass   Northern Ireland Railways
Belfast-Newry
  Terminus
Preceding station   Iarnród Éireann   Following station
Terminus   Commuter
Northern Commuter
(1tpd in each direction)
  Dundalk Clarke
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References

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ "iLink Zone information". translink.co.uk. Translink. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "NIR Footfall 1819.xlsx". www.whatdotheyknow.com. 15 January 2020. Archived from the original on 17 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  4. ^ "NIR Footfall 1920.xlsx". www.whatdotheyknow.com. 11 August 2020. Archived from the original on 17 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  5. ^ "FOI1317 NIR Footfall 2021.xlsx". www.whatdotheyknow.com. 25 February 2021. Archived from the original on 17 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  6. ^ "FOI1317 NIR Footfall 2122.xlsx". www.whatdotheyknow.com. 26 April 2022. Archived from the original on 17 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  7. ^ "FOI1317 NIR Footfall 2223.xlsx". www.whatdotheyknow.com. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  8. ^ "FOI Footfall 2023 2024 figures PDF.pdf". www.whatdotheyknow.com. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Picture of the Newry railway station sign". Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  10. ^ a b Patterson 2003, p. 73.
  11. ^ Campbell 1988, p. 78.
  12. ^ a b c d e Sinclair 2009, p. 43.
  13. ^ Patterson 2003, p. 226.
  14. ^ Office of Department for Regional Development 2009.
  15. ^ Patterson 2003, p. 72.
  16. ^ Sinclair 2009, p. 42.

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