The Belfast to Bangor line (known simply as the Bangor line by NI Railways[1]) is a railway line in Northern Ireland, originally part of the Belfast & County Down Railway. All services are operated by NI Railways, the only operator for Northern Ireland (NI). Unlike the rest of the United Kingdom, no railway in NI is part of the National Rail network and none is owned by Network Rail. Services run every half-hour, with up to six trains per hour in each direction (3 express and 3 stopping services) at peak times.[2]
Nearly all NIR services on this line continue on through Great Victoria Street and terminate at Lisburn, Portadown or Newry, stopping at stations in between. Trains usually run between Portadown and Bangor on weekdays and Sundays, and Lisburn and Bangor on Saturdays.[2]
There is a private rail siding at Cultra[3] which is used occasionally for access by the museum to the main rail network, but is not used by passenger services.
^"NI Railways Route Map" (PDF). Translink. (PDF) from the original on 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
^ ab. Translink. Archived from the original on 29 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
^"Northern Ireland Railways Network Statement 2025" (PDF). Translink. 31 January 2024. p. 15. (PDF) from the original on 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024. There are some connections to private sidings at Whitehead and Cultra.
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belfast, bangor, line, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, dece. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Belfast Bangor line news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Belfast to Bangor line known simply as the Bangor line by NI Railways 1 is a railway line in Northern Ireland originally part of the Belfast amp County Down Railway All services are operated by NI Railways the only operator for Northern Ireland NI Unlike the rest of the United Kingdom no railway in NI is part of the National Rail network and none is owned by Network Rail Services run every half hour with up to six trains per hour in each direction 3 express and 3 stopping services at peak times 2 Bangor lineNI Railways Class 3000 approaching Seahill OverviewStatusOperationalLocaleNorthern IrelandTerminiBelfast Great Victoria StreetBangorStations14ServiceTypeCommuter railRegional railHeavy railSystemNI RailwaysServicesBelfast BangorPortadown BangorLisburn Bangor peak and Saturdays only Route numberNIR Service 1Operator s NI RailwaysRolling stockClass 3000 C3K Class 4000 C4K TechnicalNumber of tracksDouble trackTrack gauge1 600 mm 5 ft 3 in ElectrificationUn electrifiedOperating speed70 mph 110 km h Route mapLegendGreat Victoria StreetBelfast Dublin railway lineto Portadown Newry Dublin ConnollyCity HospitalBotanic TunnelBotanicLanyon PlaceLagan Railway Bridgeover River LaganBelfast Larne railway line amp Belfast Derry railway lineTitanic Quarter Bridge End Belfast Queen s QuayBelfast and County Down Railwayto Comber Ardglass NewcastleBallymacarrettVictoria ParkSydenhamHolywoodMarinoCultraCraigavad closed 1957SeahillHelen s BayCarnaleaBangor WestBangorThis diagram viewtalkeditNearly all NIR services on this line continue on through Great Victoria Street and terminate at Lisburn Portadown or Newry stopping at stations in between Trains usually run between Portadown and Bangor on weekdays and Sundays and Lisburn and Bangor on Saturdays 2 Contents 1 Rail Air Link 2 Museum rail access 3 The Odyssey amp Titanic Quarter 4 ReferencesRail Air Link editThe Belfast Bangor Line is part of the key link into Belfast city centre Trains run from Belfast Great Victoria Street to Sydenham for planes from George Best Belfast City Airport Museum rail access editThe Bangor Line serves important museums including the Ulster Museum where passengers can alight at Botanic and for the Ulster Folk amp Transport Museum alight at Cultra There is a private rail siding at Cultra 3 which is used occasionally for access by the museum to the main rail network but is not used by passenger services The Odyssey amp Titanic Quarter editPassengers can alight at Titanic Quarter station for the Odyssey Arena and the Titanic Quarter References edit NI Railways Route Map PDF Translink Archived PDF from the original on 8 April 2024 Retrieved 8 April 2024 a b Bangor Portadown Line Timetable Translink Archived from the original on 29 March 2024 Retrieved 29 March 2024 Northern Ireland Railways Network Statement 2025 PDF Translink 31 January 2024 p 15 Archived PDF from the original on 8 April 2024 Retrieved 8 April 2024 There are some connections to private sidings at Whitehead and Cultra nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Belfast Bangor railway line Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Belfast Bangor line amp oldid 1217947864, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
