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{{about|the railway station in County Antrim, Northern Ireland|the former railway station in Leicestershire, England|Moira railway station (England)}}
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[[File:Moira Railway Station in Winter.PNG|thumb|right|Moira station in the winter.]]
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'''Moira railway station''' serves [[Moira, County Down|Moira]] in [[County Down]], [[Northern Ireland]]. Despite the station serving the County Down town, the station itself is located in [[County Antrim]], the neighbouring [[Lagan Canal]] being the boundary. Moira station is the oldest building on the NIR network today having been opened on 18 November 1841.<ref>http://www.ni-environment.gov.uk/moirastationeng.pdf</ref> The old, now redundant, signal box stands over the station on the Southbound side.
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[[File:Moira Station.JPG|thumb|right|Moira station in the summer]]
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'''Moira railway station''' serves [[Moira, County Down|Moira]] in [[County Down]], Northern Ireland. Despite the station serving the County Down town, the station itself is located in [[County Antrim]], the neighbouring [[Lagan Canal]] being the boundary. Moira station is the oldest building on the [[NI Railways]] network today having been opened on 18 November 1841.<ref>http://www.ni-environment.gov.uk/moirastationeng.pdf{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The old, now redundant, signal box stands over the station on the Southbound side.


Situated near the [[M1 motorway (Northern Ireland)|M1 motorway]], the station is popular amongst commuters from the surrounding area.
Situated near the [[M1 motorway (Northern Ireland)|M1 motorway]], the station is popular amongst commuters from the surrounding area, with over 330,000 passengers boarding or alighting at the station in the 2023/24 financial year.<ref name="FOI figures 2324" />


In March 2014, NIR started construction of a new footbridge at the Portadown end of the station. The footbridge was completed in August 2014.
In March 2014, NIR started construction of a new footbridge at the Portadown end of the station. The footbridge was completed in August 2014.


==Station Buildings==
==Station Buildings==
There is a station building and signal cabin on the 'down' platform. Off site, away from the platforms, there is a station master's house. NIR have included in their corporate plans for a new footbridge to be constructed at Moira. The signal cabin was recently repainted. During the construction of the station and the railway thousands of skeletons were unearthed, leading to a greater understanding of the [[Battle of Moira]], the largest battle in the [[history of Ireland]], which had occurred in 637 and the previous details of which were much less well known.{{clear}}
There is a station building and signal cabin on the 'down' platform. Off site, away from the platforms, there is a station master's house. NIR have included in their corporate plans for a new footbridge to be constructed at Moira. The signal cabin was recently repainted. During the construction of the station and the railway thousands of skeletons were unearthed, leading to a greater understanding of the [[Battle of Moira]], the largest battle in the [[history of Ireland]], which had occurred in 637 and the previous details of which were much less well known.
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[[File:Moira Railway Station in Winter.PNG|thumb|right|150px|Moira station in the winter.]]
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[[File:Moira Station.JPG|thumb|right|Moira station in the summer]]


===Lines in the Past===
===Lines in the Past===
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===Lines in the Present===
===Lines in the Present===
The station is now part of NIR's [[Belfast-Newry railway line|Newry]]-[[Belfast-Bangor railway line|Bangor]] service.
The station is now part of NI Railway's [[Belfast-Newry railway line|Newry/Portadown]]-[[Belfast–Newry line|Belfast]] service.
The station is also passed through by the [[Enterprise (train service)|Enterprise]] intercity service from {{stnlink|Belfast Central}} to {{stnlink|Dublin Connolly}} on the [[Belfast-Dublin railway line]].
The station is also passed through by the [[Enterprise (train service)|Enterprise]] intercity service from [[Belfast Grand Central station|Belfast Grand Central]] to {{stnlink|Dublin Connolly}} on the [[Belfast-Dublin railway line]].


==Service==
==Service==
Mondays to Wednesdays there is a half-hourly service towards {{stnlink|Portadown}} in one direction, with some trains continuing on to {{stnlink|Newry}}; and to {{stnlink|Bangor|Northern Ireland}} in the other direction, with some trains terminating at {{stnlink|Great Victoria Street}}.
Mondays to Saturdays there is a half-hourly service towards {{stnlink|Portadown}} in one direction, with some trains continuing on to {{stnlink|Newry}}; and to [[Belfast Grand Central station|Belfast Grand Central]] in the other direction.


Extra trains operate at peak times, and the service reduces to hourly operation in the evenings.
Extra trains operate at peak times, and the service reduces to hourly operation in the evenings.
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Latest revision as of 21:56, 20 December 2024

This article is about the station in Northern Ireland. For the former station in England, see Moira railway station (England).

Moira
NI Railways
General information
LocationMoira, County Down.
(Station in County Antrim)
Northern Ireland
Coordinates54°29′31″N 6°12′54″W / 54.492°N 6.215°W / 54.492; -6.215
Owned byNI Railways
Operated byNI Railways
Line(s)Portadown/Newry
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
Station codeMOIRA[1]
Passengers
2022/23254,953 [2]
2023/24Increase 330,930 [3]
Location
Moira is located in Northern Ireland
Moira
Moira
Location within Northern Ireland
Moira is located in island of Ireland
Moira
Moira
Moira (island of Ireland)
Map
Moira station in the winter.
Moira station in the summer

Moira railway station serves Moira in County Down, Northern Ireland. Despite the station serving the County Down town, the station itself is located in County Antrim, the neighbouring Lagan Canal being the boundary. Moira station is the oldest building on the NI Railways network today having been opened on 18 November 1841.[4] The old, now redundant, signal box stands over the station on the Southbound side.

Situated near the M1 motorway, the station is popular amongst commuters from the surrounding area, with over 330,000 passengers boarding or alighting at the station in the 2023/24 financial year.[3]

In March 2014, NIR started construction of a new footbridge at the Portadown end of the station. The footbridge was completed in August 2014.

Station Buildings

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There is a station building and signal cabin on the 'down' platform. Off site, away from the platforms, there is a station master's house. NIR have included in their corporate plans for a new footbridge to be constructed at Moira. The signal cabin was recently repainted. During the construction of the station and the railway thousands of skeletons were unearthed, leading to a greater understanding of the Battle of Moira, the largest battle in the history of Ireland, which had occurred in 637 and the previous details of which were much less well known.

Lines in the Past

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The Ulster Railway brought trains from Belfast Great Victoria Street railway station to Portadown and Armagh railway station in Armagh. Later the Great Northern Railway of Ireland had a much more extensive system with trains to Omagh, Enniskillen, Bundoran, Strabane and Derry/Londonderry being linked, which in the 1950s and 1960s was closed west of Portadown.

Lines in the Present

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The station is now part of NI Railway's Newry/Portadown-Belfast service. The station is also passed through by the Enterprise intercity service from Belfast Grand Central to Dublin Connolly on the Belfast-Dublin railway line.

Service

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Mondays to Saturdays there is a half-hourly service towards Portadown in one direction, with some trains continuing on to Newry; and to Belfast Grand Central in the other direction.

Extra trains operate at peak times, and the service reduces to hourly operation in the evenings.

Although on the Belfast-Dublin line, Enterprise services do not call at Moira station.

On Sundays, the service is hourly in each direction.

Preceding station   Northern Ireland Railways   Following station
Lisburn   Northern Ireland Railways
Belfast-Newry
   Lurgan
  Historical railways  
The Damhead
Line open, station closed 		  Ulster Railway
Belfast-Portadown 		  Pritchard's Bridge
Line open, station closed
Station Road in Moira, with the Lagan Canal facing towards Lough Neagh.
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There is a possible future railway reopening from Portadown railway station to Armagh.

References

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  1. ^ "Irish Rail Realtime API". api.irishrail.ie. Irish Rail. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  2. ^ "FOI1317 NIR Footfall 2223.xlsx". www.whatdotheyknow.com. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  3. ^ a b "FOI Footfall 2023 2024 figures PDF.pdf". www.whatdotheyknow.com. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  4. ^ http://www.ni-environment.gov.uk/moirastationeng.pdf[permanent dead link‍]
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